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Evoking Emotion

Character Heart First, Brain Later: Why Your Character’s Emotional Arc Matters More Than Your Perfect Plot

Dr. Finnian Burnett makes a case for why a jagged emotional arc for your character matters more than a perfectly constructed plot.

Finnian Burnett

Writing Habits and Practices How (and Why) to Put Hope in Writing Victoria Hutchins

Write Better Poetry Combining Poems and Emotion Robert Lee Brewer

Writing Techniques Crafting Compelling Emotional Arcs in Fiction RaeAnne Thayne

Writing Techniques Writing Big Feelings (Minus the Maudlin)Peter Mountford

Young Adult Humor in YA Fiction: A Serious Post Christine Webb

WD Podcasts Evoking Emotion and Conflict in Fiction and Nonfiction The Editors of Writer's Digest

Write Better Fiction 3 Tips for Writing a Friendship Breakup Tracy Badua

Write Better Fiction Writing Fiction Based on a Real-Life Historical Figure K.D. Alden

Writing Techniques From Pain to Page: Writing From Life Experience Eleanor Barker-White

Write Better Nonfiction Crossing the Chasm: The Quest to Incorporate Set, Setting, Emotion, and Meaning Into Memoir Jarie Bolander

Young Adult 14 Techniques to Write Emotional Truth to Engage Readers: Why It Works and How in Successful Storytelling Robin Farmer

Write Better Fiction Richard Alther: How Literary Fiction Is Like a Rorschach Test Robert Lee Brewer

Writing Techniques 5 Tips for Evoking Emotion in Writing Rebecca Yarros

There Are No Rules Blog by the Editors of Writer's Digest Working With Objects to Create Emotion in Characters Nancy Peacock

Writing Techniques How to Amp up Dialogue with Emotional Beats Todd A. Stone

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