On Writing Emotion: Avoid These Common Pitfalls

In my blog post 6 Tips to Write Your Novel in the Vibrant Way Your Brain Imagined It, my fifth tip discussed implying emotions rather than explicitly stating them. This post will focus specifically on tip #5 and goes deeper into why explicitly stating emotions can weaken your writing. First, let’s talk a bit about … More On Writing Emotion: Avoid These Common Pitfalls