Why Every Writer Should Get The Emotion Thesaurus

Because writers are evil beings who are cruel to their characters. Wait. No. That’s not it.

It’s because common problems that arise in manuscripts revolve around how writers describe what’s happening. I’m trying really hard to avoid the cliches like “Show don’t tell” and “avoid adverbs” but a lot of that contributes to wooden stories.

Yes, sometimes you need to tell, not show. Yes, some adverbs are good — tell me how you intend to write a book without using “not.” I’m not here to discuss the...