The Emotion Thesaurus (Second Edition)
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The Emotion Thesaurus (Second Edition)

A Writer's Guide to Character Expression

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eBook - ePub

The Emotion Thesaurus (Second Edition)

A Writer's Guide to Character Expression

About this book

THE EMOTION THESAURUS (Volume 2) is an expanded version of the original. Now with over 130 entries and enhanced instructive front matter, this ultimate show-don't-tell tool helps writers navigate the difficult terrain of character emotion by listing the body language, internal sensations, actions, and thoughts associated with a multitude of feelings.

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Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. THE EMOTION THESAURUS: A WRITER’S GUIDE TO CHARACTER EXPRESSION.
  3. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  4. THE WRITERS HELPING WRITERS® DESCRIPTIVE THESAURUS SERIES
  5. TABLE OF CONTENTS
  6. INTRODUCTION TO THE SECOND EDITION
  7. THE POWER OF EMOTION
  8. CHARACTER RESEARCH: WHAT TO KNOW TO WRITE AUTHENTIC EMOTION
  9. USING DIALOGUE TO WRITE EMOTION
  10. SUBTEXT: WHAT LIES BENEATH
  11. ADDITIONAL IDEAS FOR BRAINSTORMING FRESH EMOTION
  12. COMMON PROBLEMS WITH WRITING NONVERBAL EMOTION
  13. USING THE EMOTION THESAURUS
  14. THE EMOTION THESAURUS
  15. ACCEPTANCE
  16. ADMIRATION
  17. ADORATION
  18. AGITATION
  19. AMAZEMENT
  20. AMUSEMENT
  21. ANGER
  22. ANGUISH
  23. ANNOYANCE
  24. ANTICIPATION
  25. ANXIETY
  26. APPALLED
  27. APPREHENSION
  28. AWE
  29. BETRAYED
  30. BITTERNESS
  31. CERTAINTY
  32. CONCERN
  33. CONFIDENCE
  34. CONFLICTED
  35. CONFUSION
  36. CONNECTEDNESS
  37. CONTEMPT
  38. CURIOSITY
  39. DEFEAT
  40. DEFENSIVENESS
  41. DEFIANCE
  42. DENIAL
  43. DEPRESSED
  44. DESIRE
  45. DESPAIR
  46. DESPERATION
  47. DETERMINATION
  48. DEVASTATION
  49. DISAPPOINTMENT
  50. DISBELIEF
  51. DISCOURAGEMENT
  52. DISGUST
  53. DISILLUSIONMENT
  54. DISSATISFACTION
  55. DOUBT
  56. DREAD
  57. EAGERNESS
  58. ELATION
  59. EMASCULATION
  60. EMBARRASSMENT
  61. EMPATHY
  62. ENVY
  63. EUPHORIA
  64. EXCITEMENT
  65. FEAR
  66. FEARLESSNESS
  67. FLUSTERED
  68. FRUSTRATION
  69. GRATITUDE
  70. GRIEF
  71. GUILT
  72. HAPPINESS
  73. HATRED
  74. HOMESICKNESS
  75. HOPEFULNESS
  76. HORROR
  77. HUMBLED
  78. HUMILIATION
  79. HURT
  80. HYSTERIA
  81. IMPATIENCE
  82. INADEQUACY
  83. INDIFFERENCE
  84. INSECURITY
  85. INSPIRED
  86. INTIMIDATION
  87. IRRITATION
  88. JEALOUSY
  89. LONELINESS
  90. LONGING
  91. LOVE
  92. LUST
  93. MOODINESS
  94. MOVED
  95. NEGLECTED
  96. NERVOUSNESS
  97. NOSTALGIA
  98. OBSESSION
  99. OVERWHELMED
  100. PANIC
  101. PARANOIA
  102. PEACEFULNESS
  103. PITY
  104. PLEASED
  105. POWERLESSNESS
  106. PRIDE
  107. RAGE
  108. REGRET
  109. RELIEF
  110. RELUCTANCE
  111. REMORSE
  112. RESENTMENT
  113. RESIGNATION
  114. SADNESS
  115. SAPPINESS
  116. SATISFACTION
  117. SCHADENFREUDE
  118. SCORN
  119. SELF-LOATHING
  120. SELF-PITY
  121. SHAME
  122. SHOCK
  123. SKEPTICISM
  124. SMUGNESS
  125. SOMBERNESS
  126. STUNNED
  127. SURPRISE
  128. SUSPICION
  129. SYMPATHY
  130. TERROR
  131. TORMENTED
  132. UNAPPRECIATED
  133. UNCERTAINTY
  134. UNEASE
  135. VALIDATION
  136. VALUED
  137. VENGEFULNESS
  138. VINDICATION
  139. VULNERABILITY
  140. WANDERLUST
  141. WARINESS
  142. WISTFULNESS
  143. WORRY
  144. WORTHLESSNESS
  145. ADD COMPLICATIONS FOR YOUR CHARACTER WITH EMOTION AMPLIFIERS
  146. SAMPLE ENTRY: PAIN
  147. RECOMMENDED READING
  148. ADD WRITERS HELPING WRITERS® TO YOUR TOOLKIT!
  149. PRAISE FOR…
  150. EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO CREATE IN ONE PLACE
  151. ABOUT THE AUTHORS