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The Emotion Thesaurus

by deezn
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Just got this in, and wanted to say, it looks pretty damn good.

Amazon.com: The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer's...Amazon.com: The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer's...
More seasoned writers probably don't need it, but newbies such as myself might find it very useful.

Basically it's a list of many different emotions, and for each one it'll list a bunch of ways to bring it to life in print. For each emotion, it lists physical signals, internal sensations, mental responses, cues of acute or long term feeling or suppression. Pretty cool

For example Elation. Smile or grin that cannot be contained, falling to ones knees, jumping up and down, a beaming face are just a few of the physical signals.

Internal sensations include warmth radiating throughout the body, racing heartbeat, rejuvenated.

Mental Responses: thoughts scatter, too excited to think straight. Wanting to be surrounded by family and friends. Feeling vindicated for the effort, sacrifice or hard work.

Tears streaming down the face, trembling muscles

Quivering with the effort of controlling oneself (suppressing internal elation).

This will not replace a real thesaurus, but looks very useful for newbie writers like me.
#emotion #thesaurus
  • Profile picture of the author CharismaticMannequin
    Deez,

    I'm surprised no one's responded yet.

    Finally, an original idea, and a good one to boot. This is a great idea for those who know how to structure their copy, but now need to figure out how to infuse that emotional element that gets the consumers to take action.

    The important bit basically.

    I'll check it out deez. Thanks man!
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  • Profile picture of the author Raydal
    That's a good find. Never heard of such a book before. I know about lists of emotive words but not this style of picturing emotions.

    Thanks for sharing.

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    • Profile picture of the author Mark Andrews
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      To compliment the above book suggested, this is also a good companion read which might just prove to be useful to a few copywriters...

      Creating Character Emotions by Ann Hood

      Description:

      In this unique book, Ann Hood will help you find fresh, creative images, words and gestures to evoke feelings in your fiction. In 36 mini-lessons, Hood sheds new light on love, hate, fear, grief, guilt, hope, jealousy and other major emotions.

      Each lesson offers instruction on rendering that particular sentiment; "good" and "bad" examples illustrating how writers have succeeded and where others have gone wrong; and imaginative exercises for putting the feeling into words.

      Creating Character Emotions: Ann Hood:...Creating Character Emotions: Ann Hood:...

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      • Profile picture of the author deezn
        Originally Posted by Mark Andrews View Post

        To compliment the above book suggested, this is also a good companion read which might just prove to be useful to a few copywriters...

        Creating Character Emotions by Ann Hood

        Description:

        In this unique book, Ann Hood will help you find fresh, creative images, words and gestures to evoke feelings in your fiction. In 36 mini-lessons, Hood sheds new light on love, hate, fear, grief, guilt, hope, jealousy and other major emotions.

        Each lesson offers instruction on rendering that particular sentiment; "good" and "bad" examples illustrating how writers have succeeded and where others have gone wrong; and imaginative exercises for putting the feeling into words.

        Creating Character Emotions: Ann Hood: 9781884910333: Amazon.com: Books


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        Mark Andrews
        Adding this to my list. I've structured a few sales letters now. But there is no emotion. Too much logic. The logic side is easy, since I'm the technician (owner of my own business). The emotional side is a bit harder so books like these help a lot.

        I found the thesaurus after reading another Warrior's post, suggesting all writers have a full size, thick, real thesaurus next to their desk. So in searching for one (haven't decided on one yet) I came across this emotional thesaurus. It's really great for kickstarting ideas on how to inject emotion in our writing.
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  • Profile picture of the author Jason_V
    Originally Posted by deezn View Post

    Just got this in, and wanted to say, it looks pretty damn good.

    Amazon.com: The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide To Character Expression (9781475004953): Angela Ackerman, Becca Puglisi: Books

    More seasoned writers probably don't need it, but newbies such as myself might find it very useful.

    Basically it's a list of many different emotions, and for each one it'll list a bunch of ways to bring it to life in print. For each emotion, it lists physical signals, internal sensations, mental responses, cues of acute or long term feeling or suppression. Pretty cool

    For example Elation. Smile or grin that cannot be contained, falling to ones knees, jumping up and down, a beaming face are just a few of the physical signals.

    Internal sensations include warmth radiating throughout the body, racing heartbeat, rejuvenated.

    Mental Responses: thoughts scatter, too excited to think straight. Wanting to be surrounded by family and friends. Feeling vindicated for the effort, sacrifice or hard work.

    Tears streaming down the face, trembling muscles

    Quivering with the effort of controlling oneself (suppressing internal elation).

    This will not replace a real thesaurus, but looks very useful for newbie writers like me.
    This would also be good to suggest to clients who get PLR articles or who want to rewrite their original articles. If they put enough of these phrases into the article will help make the articles more unique.
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  • Profile picture of the author cindytsmile
    Just picked up a copy! Thanks!
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