Tag Archives: Body language

Jawing About Writing and Writing About Jaws

Posted on March 29, 2013 by writersinthestorm

By Sharla Rae No, I’m not discussing sharks. We’re discussing the jawline, and writing facial descriptions and emotions. And … I have another description list for you, too. Recently in her blog, When Writing Is A Full Body Workout, Orly … Continue reading →

Posted in Craft | Tagged Body language, chin descriptions, face descriptions, Jaw descriptions, Jawline description, parts of the jaw, Sharla Rae, Writers in the Storm, writing, Writing about jawlines | 25 Comments

Smart Writers Expand Time – From Margie Lawson!

Posted on May 11, 2012 by writersinthestorm

By Margie Lawson A BIG THANK YOU to Mega-Talented Laura Drake for inviting me to be her guest blogger today! Writers are all powerful. Well, in their fictional worlds they are all powerful. Two of the 74,386 story dynamics that … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging Guests, Craft, Margie Lawson | Tagged Alex Ratcliff, alliteration, asyndeton, backloading, Body language, Bronwen Jones, bull riding, cadence, dialgue cues, diane wied, expanding time, grand central, Joan Swan, Kimberle Swaak, Laura Drake, lisa norman, Margie Lawson, Margie Lawson's Writer's Academy, mario Acevedo, Masters Immersion class, nonverbal clues, onomatopoeia, PBR, polysyndeton, rhetorical devices, simile, specificity, Superromance, visceral responses, Writers in the Storm | 53 Comments

Mining For Character Emotions

Posted on February 8, 2012 by writersinthestorm

By Sharla Rae Let’s face it, mining for the best expression of emotions whether it’s body language, gut reactions, internalization or dialogue can be like panning for gold. A lot of useless grit is sloshed around before you hit pay … Continue reading →

Posted in Craft | Tagged Actor's Exchange, actress, Body language, Character emotions, Conveying emotion, double consciousness, Elly A. Konijn, Emotion, Emotional memory for actors, Gut reactons, Keeping Characters True To Themselves, list of emotions, Physical reactions to emotion, Sharla Rae, showing emotion, The Methods, Writers in the Storm, writing, writing emotion | 30 Comments

Body Language: An Artistic Writing Tool

Posted on December 2, 2011 by writersinthestorm

By Sharla Rae Have you ever people-watched and tried to guess by facial expressions and body movements what people are feeling or thinking? This non-verbal communication of emotion, state of mind or state of physical well-being is known as body … Continue reading →

Posted in Craft | Tagged Body language, body language as a writing tool, body language phrases, emotional movement, how to use body language, non-verbal communication, Paul Ekman, Sharla Rae, Writers in the Storm, Writing Craft | 44 Comments

Writing Antifreeze: Word and Phrase Menus

Posted on May 27, 2011 by writersinthestorm

By Sharla Rae We’ve all experienced brain freeze and no, I don’t mean writers’ block. Writers’ block is when you don’t know what comes next in the story or you’ve written yourself into a corner and can’t find a way … Continue reading →

Posted in Craft | Tagged action verb list, Arizona Highways, Body language, Brenda Wegmann, Christine Ammer, David Gramb, Dean King, Descriptionary, Descriptions in writing, Going To The Chapel, Going To The Chapel Contest, Mary McVey Gill, Mim Harrison, National Geographic, Peter Watts, Random House Word Menu, Rodale's Word Finder, Sharla Rae, The Bookshelf Muse, The Fiction Writer's Silent Partner, Word lists, Word menus, Writer's Guide to Words, writers block, Writers in the Storm, Writing Antifreeze, Writing Craft | 16 Comments

Tag Archives: Body language

Jawing About Writing and Writing About Jaws

Smart Writers Expand Time – From Margie Lawson!

Body Language: An Artistic Writing Tool

Writing Antifreeze: Word and Phrase Menus

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