Where psychology meets writing.
Just a short post today to share both some good news and bad news. The bad news is, I’m taking a little rest from PsychWriter.
Writers know emotion in writing is important, I have no doubt I’m preaching to the converted. Human emotion is one of the most powerful experiences
I’m going to be honest, 2018 has been intense! It’s been a lot of work, but it’s also been truly rewarding. As it comes to
Following on from the last post, where we explored how important emotion is in story, now we’re going to delve into how we can do
Our brain is driven by emotion. I know we like to think we’re rational beings, applying the rules of logic calmly and sensibly to those
So, exploring the fourth way we can create curiosity in our readers in this weeks focus. We know we can do it through questions, the
So far we’ve learned that curiosity is an important psychological process writers want to capture in their writing, and one way we can do that
We now know curiosity is an important psychological process writers want to capture in their writing. Last week we discovered we can do that by
After discussing the power of curiosity and why writers need to harness it, here’s the first instalment of four articles that explore exactly how we
Long before I was a writer, I was a psychologist. The study of the whys of what we do drew me like the smell of
Today is the final instalment of our four week foray into why our readers are drawn to story. We’ve discovered how pervasive story really is,
Continuing in our four post series on the foundation for harnessing your readers’ psychology, today we’re exploring how story affects us. We’ve already explored where
So, following on from last week, in our 4 post series which will be part of Harness Your Reader’s Psychology, we’re delving deeper into why
After my brief hiatus (life got busy and I got overwhelmed), I’m back and excited to bring you a series of posts that will be
To make a character real, they need to mirror the reality that we experience. This is a challenge, because the world each person lives in
So I’ve been sick on and off over the past few weeks (some weird ear infection that gives me vertigo and is determined to stick
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