In this episode, Jeff sits down with author Lisa Bonneau to look at the story she is working on. Lisa comes to the session with three questions:
- How to increase the emotional tension of a scene?
- How to create more artistic sounding body language?
- When to add body language into a piece?
In response, Jeff breaks down how emotions work on the page and the different tools we as writers have to enhance or diminish them.
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Hi Jeff and Lisa,
I enjoyed your discussion on the complex intricacies of writing emotion. I am an author whose natural tendency is to pour emotion onto the page. I work hard to strategically place emotion in my stories using the tools Jeff spoke of. That said, I have to admit that, though I care very much about writing emotion in the most strategic way so readers will enjoy it, I often throw caution to the wind and write it the way that makes the most sense, sounds the best, and feels true to the way I want to tell the story. I have a feeling doing this is part of my author voice. Lisa, from your sharing, it sounds as if you’ve got it! A great handle on using these tools. I’m happy for you. Jeff, thanks for the session, in particular, the differences between writing the outward and inward expression of a character’s emotion.