Wow, this makes the task of working emotions into our writing so much easier. “I am happier than Jane; she only smiles, I laugh. His eyes widened is SHOWING but doesn’t delineate the exact emotion. I’m worried people are going to walk away from this believing that redundant writing, clumsy dialog attributions and repetitive actions are the key to writing emotion. 101. […] monumental task. What you have here is more along the lines of a Captain Nemo exploratory venture through the Marianas Trench.I can’t wait to give it a try. Interesting that so much is told (I bet this varies). “I do not find it easy to talk to people I don’t know.” ―,49. What specific writing subject are you going talk about using the movie as an example?Thanks for sharing the results of your project. In retrospect, it would have been nice to use one more column to label as either “shown” or “told” so I’d know the exact percentages.I love the idea of doing this research and thank you for this insightful exercise. “It is very often nothing but our own vanity that deceives us.” ―,47. The novel is all about emotion without it being a soap opera. She believed Wickham's story despite the obvious signs of his dishonesty - and she also wanted to believe the worst about Darcy. “You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you.-Mr. Darcy” ―,14. Thanks for the Stephen King advice also – is that from his book ON WRITING? I need to write, write, write. I’m kidding. .
Yes, I learned a lot by doing it!Certainly going to do this with one of my favorite books. Weiland sounds receptive to more such posts in the future so, like a bad penny, I may be back.What a great post! I’m currently working on my first draft of a YA contemporary, and my book coach recommended I read Story Genius because I wasn’t writing enough of the emotional story in my pages. I may try it on chapters from books in different genres.Thanks, Tracie. “… handsome young men must have something to live on as well as the plain.” ―,42. .Thanks so much, Joan. Thanks for this exercise! Hopefully, you’ve enjoyed reading these quotes as much as we enjoyed collecting them.“If I had ever learnt, I should have been a great proficient.”,60 Bill Gates Quotes About Life, Business and Love,70 Jim Carrey Quotes On Life, Money, and and Success,50 Ruth Bader Ginsburg Quotes on Standing for Justice,60 Vincent Van Gogh Quotes About Life, Starry Night and Love,20 Medgar Evers Quotes Celebrating the Fight for Civil Rights,60 Ayn Rand Quotes on Life, Love and Capitalism,50 Kurt Cobain Quotes on Music, Love, and Death,70 Crush Quotes Celebrating Love at First Sight,40 Effort Quotes to Inspire Success and Growth,20 Simon Sinek Quotes On Real Leadership and Success,50 Decision Quotes That Remind Us How Much Power We Really Have,60 Immanuel Kant Quotes About Ethics, Freedom & Art,60 Bernie Sanders Quotes on Education, Leadership and Life,60 Dalai Lama Quotes About Life, Love and Compassion,210 Quotes by Famous People About Life, Love and Success,These Home Quotes Will Make You Appreciate Where You Lay Your Head,15 Regret Quotes On The Things We Didn’t Do,50 Best Yogi Berra Quotes on Life to Make You Smile,25 Leo Tolstoy Quotes About Love, Happiness and Life.Your email address will not be published.Interviews and Podcasts on Everyday Power,3 Types of People You Need In Your Circle To Be Successful,How You Can Use The Butterfly Effect To Create Massive Change In Your Life,Facial Expressions – The Art of Non-verbal Communication. . 1. But … I really needed to read this today. A classic of English literature, written with incisive wit and superb character delineation, it centers on the turbulent relationship between Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy. 215. – that would’ve made an interesting extension to this project.Hi Matt, What a great idea. If a woman conceals her affection from the object of it, she may loose the opportunity of fixing him.”―,59. “It’s been many years since I had such an exemplary vegetable.” ―,45. “I have been used to consider poetry as the food of love” ―,51. But I understand that fear he describes – in the first few pages of THE SHINING, I see the sentence “Jack felt a slow, hot grin.” Telling instead of showing. We’re always told ‘show don’t tell’, but really the masters should be teaching we acolyte authors ‘show don’t tell setting, but tell don’t show emotions’.Hi Don, Looking through my spreadsheet again, I see over half of the emotional content is actually shown (i.e.