Emotional Beats: How to Easily Convert your Writing into Palpable Feelings

mind-and-cognition

• If you don't name the emotion, the emotional resonance is actually much stronger. As soon as you name it, readers slip into thinking mode.

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• A thousand ants seemed to crawl over her skin. Fear trickled like ice water through his veins. He felt as if the walls had shifted closer.

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education-and-formation

• Her adrenal system upgrading from zoned out to Defcon 1. The idea of being that close to her hit him like a shot of tequila in a Red Bull.

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• When we speak, we convey emotions with more than just words. A woman speaking in a smoky-sounding voice will come across as sexy and alluring.

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self-and-identity

• She rubbed her hands on her thighs. He twisted the wedding ring on his finger. Raising her hands, she momentarily hugged herself.

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• Scarlet heat caressed her cheeks. Her cheeks burned hot scarlet. He felt the heat of shame.

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