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
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Engaging Emotion: Every Best-Seller Does It
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
How Story Affects Us
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
5 Things a Writer Needs to Know About a Character with a Mental Illness
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
Writing Characters Through the Lens of the #MeToo Movement
I’ve said it before, but I’m going to say it again – connecting with fellow lovers of the written word is the best part of
Dependent Personality Disorder: Psychological Disorders for Writers
Personality disorders are fascinating–many are comparatively rare and they all lead to some pretty unreasonable and difficult to understand behaviours…which kind of makes them ideal
