Character Expressions: A Fiction Writer's Thesaurus of Facial Expressions

by Dahlia Evans

"Now You Too Can Write Vivid And Compelling Character Descriptions That Leap Off The Page!" Portraying a character's internal thoughts and feelings using facial expressions has always been an important element of fiction writing. However, constructing these types of descriptions was often a tedious process, usually resulting in bland, boring sentences. But not anymore! Dahlia Evans has compiled a facial expression thesaurus unlike anything currently on the market. This unique reference book is jam-packed with words and phrases gathered from thousands of bestselling novels. Now, you can stand on the shoulders of successful novelists by learning the exact words they use to craft visually compelling facial expressions that engage a reader's imagination. Inside You'll # Numerous synonyms for both the noun and verb form of each facial expression. # Thousands of adjectives that can be used to describe all the various types of expressions. # Countless prepositional phrases to aid you in crafting vivid descriptive passages. # A ton of noun phrases that will add variety to your descriptions. # Powerful verbs that will catapult your writing into the stratosphere. # Many descriptive adverbs that when used in the right spot will work wonders. # Thousands of adverbial phrases that will turn your descriptions from boring to absorbing. # Example sentences to help illustrate how to use entries in a fictional context. # And best of all, words are sorted in alphabetical order, as well as by function. 'Character Expressions' is a must have book for any writer who wants to bring greater vividness to their character descriptions.

Genres: Writing, Nonfiction, Reference

294 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 9, 2018

Reviews

[This Kooky Wildflower Loves a Little Tea and Books · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good book to have in a writer's library. Offers detailed character/facial expressions. 3.5/4

[Quartknee · Rating 1 out of 5]

Pedantic lists of words are presented in a huge block of text. The instructions/explanations are written like a school paper and the formatting is atrocious. Not really an eBook at all, this is more like a coagulated mess of Thesaurus lists frankensteined together with blog posts and web articles.

[Meg · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5

[Nikki Kincaid]

An excellent reference.

[Candy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Required for a school course, but it is really helping.

[Fanny Fae · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well organized

If you need a few new ideas about putting together better fiction, this nook on facial expressions is a great place to start.

[Sabels · Rating 5 out of 5]

Interesting

I didn't realize how much of people's faces they use to communicate and how it differs. being neurodivergent, I often misinterpret people so it's hard when I write

[Tricia Lynne · Rating 5 out of 5]

I finished this a long time ago, and I still use it to write. It's a fantastic tool to have in your writer toolkit. I recommend it.