Character Reactions from Head to Toe
Character Reactions from Head to Toe

Author: Valerie Howard (Writer on Juvenile literature)

Publisher:

Published: 2019-05-24

Total Pages: 89

ISBN-13: 9781070178394

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A LIST OF 1,000 CHARACTER REACTIONS As an author, are your characters always sighing and nodding? Did you just sigh and nod? If so, this handy little booklet is for you! Sometimes as new (or even experienced) authors, we can't think of just the right action for our character's body in a particular scene, and we need something to get the creative juices flowing. This is a quick and easy reference tool just for that purpose. Jam-packed with a list of 1,000 physical reactions a character can have, organized by body part from head to toe to internal organs, you'll never be left scratching your head when you need to find just the right way to describe your character's reactions! Excerpt: FOREHEAD Forehead wrinkling Forehead slicking with sweat Slapping or hitting forehead with palm Banging forehead against a surface Wiping moisture off forehead Pressing fingers against forehead Tapping forehead with pencil or finger Forehead baking with a fever Resting forehead in hand(s) Splaying back of hand on forehead as if faint Poking forehead with thumb to jog memory Banging forehead with fists to stop crazy thoughts Indie Author Resources Book 1

Strong Verbs for Fiction Writers
Strong Verbs for Fiction Writers

Author: Valerie Howard (Writer on Juvenile literature)

Publisher:

Published: 2019-06-30

Total Pages: 109

ISBN-13: 9781076239860

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A LIST OF 1,000 VERBS Are you searching for stronger verbs for your works of fiction? Aren't we all? This booklet contains a list of 1,000 strong verbs to help you replace the weaker verbs in your fiction writing as you self-edit your work. Ready to weed out the weak verbs and not-so-helpful adverbs in your writing and replace them with strong verbs? Let's get started! Indie Author Resources Book 2

Character Expressions: a Fiction Writer's Thesaurus of Facial Expressions
Character Expressions: a Fiction Writer's Thesaurus of Facial Expressions

Author: Dahlia Evans

Publisher:

Published: 2018-02-10

Total Pages: 292

ISBN-13: 9781980254355

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"Now You Too Can Write Vivid And Compelling Character Descriptions That Leap Off The Page!"Portraying a character's internal thoughts and feelings using facial expressions has always been an important element of fiction writing. However, constructing these types of descriptions was often a tedious process, usually resulting in bland, boring sentences.But not anymore!Dahlia Evans has compiled a facial expression thesaurus unlike anything currently on the market. This unique reference book is jam-packed with words and phrases gathered from thousands of bestselling novels. Now, you can stand on the shoulders of successful novelists by learning the exact words they use to craft visually compelling facial expressions that engage a reader's imagination.Inside You'll Discover:# Numerous synonyms for both the noun and verb form of each facial expression. # Thousands of adjectives that can be used to describe all the various types of expressions. # Countless prepositional phrases to aid you in crafting vivid descriptive passages. # A ton of noun phrases that will add variety to your descriptions. # Powerful verbs that will catapult your writing into the stratosphere. # Many descriptive adverbs that when used in the right spot will work wonders. # Thousands of adverbial phrases that will turn your descriptions from boring to absorbing. # Example sentences to help illustrate how to use entries in a fictional context. # And best of all, words are sorted in alphabetical order, as well as by function. 'Character Expressions' is a must have book for any writer who wants to bring greater vividness to their character descriptions.

Show, Don't Tell
Show, Don't Tell

Author: Sandra Gerth

Publisher:

Published: 2018-02-10

Total Pages: 112

ISBN-13: 9783955337506

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"Show, don't tell is probably the single most-important piece of advice given to writers. But many writers struggle to understand this powerful principle or have difficulty applying it to their own work. Even experienced authors sometimes don't grasp the finer nuances of showing and telling. In this book, Sandra Gerth draws on her experience as an editor and best-selling author to show you how to show and tell you when to tell. Each chapter includes concrete examples and exercises that will hone your writing skills." - Back Cover

The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Expression (2nd Edition)
The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Expression (2nd Edition)

Author: Becca Puglisi

Publisher: JADD Publishing

Published: 2019-02-19

Total Pages: 541

ISBN-13: 0999296353

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The bestselling Emotion Thesaurus, often hailed as “the gold standard for writers” and credited with transforming how writers craft emotion, has now been expanded to include 56 new entries! One of the biggest struggles for writers is how to convey emotion to readers in a unique and compelling way. When showing our characters’ feelings, we often use the first idea that comes to mind, and they end up smiling, nodding, and frowning too much. If you need inspiration for creating characters’ emotional responses that are personalized and evocative, this ultimate show-don’t-tell guide for emotion can help. It includes: • Body language cues, thoughts, and visceral responses for over 130 emotions that cover a range of intensity from mild to severe, providing innumerable options for individualizing a character’s reactions • A breakdown of the biggest emotion-related writing problems and how to overcome them • Advice on what should be done before drafting to make sure your characters’ emotions will be realistic and consistent • Instruction for how to show hidden feelings and emotional subtext through dialogue and nonverbal cues • And much more! The Emotion Thesaurus, in its easy-to-navigate list format, will inspire you to create stronger, fresher character expressions and engage readers from your first page to your last.

The Body Thesaurus
The Body Thesaurus

Author: Dahlia Evans

Publisher:

Published: 2016-07-13

Total Pages: 268

ISBN-13: 9781535372817

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"The Ultimate Thesaurus That Helps Fiction Writers Describe Characters With Ease!" If you're like most writers, you get sick and tired of endlessly searching thesauri looking for that perfect word to describe your character's physical appearance or the way they move their body. Wouldn't it be easier to have a book that gives you all these words without the hassle? If you answered 'yes', then this book is for you! Dahlia Evans has compiled a thesaurus specifically aimed at describing a character's physical appearance and movement. This unique sourcebook is filled to the brim with words and phrases gathered from thousands of published novels. Now, you will have no problem conjuring up words and phrases like a magician, bringing your prose to life. Inside You'll Discover: # An exhaustive list of over 30,000 words and phrases describing each part of the body. # 40 chapters, with each one including a list of adjectives, verbs, and noun phrases for that particular body part. # Numerous example sentences showing many of these words in use. # And best of all, words and phrases are sorted alphabetically, as well as by part of speech. 'The Body Thesaurus' is the ultimate fiction writer's companion; a resource that you'll want to keep close by for all your future writing projects.

1,000 Example Sentences to Help You 'Show' Not 'Tell' in Writing
1,000 Example Sentences to Help You 'Show' Not 'Tell' in Writing

Author: Exam Success

Publisher:

Published: 2020-05-03

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 9781922339010

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'Show, Don't Tell' is one of the hardest writing techniques. But it no longer has to be. This book makes writing 'Show, Don't Tell' sentences easy with 1,000 example sentences to help you express 50 emotions like fear, happiness, anger and more. You can use these sentences and adapt them for your own story-start writing A+ stories today!

Body Beats to Build On
Body Beats to Build On

Author: April Gardner

Publisher:

Published: 2019-11-19

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781945831195

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2,500+ templates for constructing unique body beats BODY BEATS TO BUILD ON is on a mission to nix the same old he smiled, to transform the beat into phrasing the reader won't flag as been-there-done-that. Need help revolutionizing your tired beats? Now, there's a resource. It all starts with a gasp. Fifty-seven of them, actually. In one manuscript. You probably just gasped. Or maybe you... --gulped air --pulled a sharp breath through your teeth --sucked in a lungful of wind --took a crisply indrawn breath The truth is, having numerous inhales over the course of a manuscript isn't so odd-we humans, even the fictional kind, do tend to breathe. The trouble arrives with repetition, which readers will interpret as lack of originality or, Muse forbid, laziness. And they'll be right. Staying inventive isn't easy, though. Especially when it comes to those actions an author can't avoid repeating, such as gazing, shrugging, making a fist, and the list goes on. BODY BEATS TO BUILD ON provides the bones for fresh, vibrant content. Layer with a little imagination, mix and match, and voil -endless, unique beats. No more pet phrases. No more wasting time in search of a different way to write she blushed. Just you and your manuscript climbing to the next level. Bonus Material: --thesaurus of 600+ adjectives used to describe gazes, smiles, and laughter --library of 500 dialogue tags categorized for quick grab

Emotional Beats
Emotional Beats

Author: Nicholas Rossis

Publisher:

Published: 2016-09-10

Total Pages: 190

ISBN-13: 9781534846807

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Because of the way our brains are wired, readers empathize more strongly if you don't name the emotion you are trying to describe. As soon as you name an emotion, readers go into thinking mode. And when they think about an emotion, they distance themselves from feeling it.A great way to show anger, fear, indifference, and the whole range of emotions that characterize the human experience, is through beats. These action snippets that pepper dialogue can help describe a wide range of emotions, while avoiding lazy writing. The power of beats lies in their innate ability to create richer, more immediate, deeper writing.This book includes hundreds of examples that you can use for your inspiration, so that you, too, can harness this technique to easily convert your writing into palpable feelings.

Godliness from Head to Toe
Godliness from Head to Toe

Author: Jonathan Lamb

Publisher: Langham Publishing

Published: 2018-06-30

Total Pages: 126

ISBN-13: 1783683937

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One of the biggest questions facing Christians today is, ‘How can I live wisely?’. Given all that we say about the Christian faith, is it possible to live an authentic, credible Christian life that demonstrates faith that works? Covering a wide range of practical challenges - whether trial and temptation, or poverty and riches, or our use of words, or our patience in suffering, or our struggle with the world, the flesh and the devil - James helps us become wholehearted disciples of Jesus Christ. This book is ideal for individual or group use and includes questions, discussion points, ideas for action and further study.