Comments on: Body Language - A Writer’s Secret Weapon http://www.write4kids.com/blog/2009/02/25/body-language-a-writers-secret-weapon/ From the editors of Children's Book Insider, the Newsletter for Children's Writers Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:14:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Angela http://www.write4kids.com/blog/2009/02/25/body-language-a-writers-secret-weapon/#comment-768 Angela Sun, 01 Mar 2009 20:51:18 +0000 http://www.write4kids.com/blog/?p=197#comment-768 I invite any looking for more info on expressing emotion through body language to check out the Emotion Thesaurus at our blog. We have over 30 different emotions and all the associated actions a character might use to show it. This thesaurus was built to get writers out of the shrugging/eye rolling/smiling vortex and get them thinking about all the different ways to express individual emotions. Each emotion is in the sidebar, and here's the introductory post: http://thebookshelfmuse.blogspot.com/2008/01/introducing-thesaurus-thursdays.html Hope this helps! I invite any looking for more info on expressing emotion through body language to check out the Emotion Thesaurus at our blog. We have over 30 different emotions and all the associated actions a character might use to show it. This thesaurus was built to get writers out of the shrugging/eye rolling/smiling vortex and get them thinking about all the different ways to express individual emotions.

Each emotion is in the sidebar, and here’s the introductory post:

http://thebookshelfmuse.blogspot.com/2008/01/introducing-thesaurus-thursdays.html

Hope this helps!

]]> By: Our Top Posts From the Past Month | Children's Writing Web Journal http://www.write4kids.com/blog/2009/02/25/body-language-a-writers-secret-weapon/#comment-765 Our Top Posts From the Past Month | Children's Writing Web Journal Sun, 01 Mar 2009 05:01:02 +0000 http://www.write4kids.com/blog/?p=197#comment-765 [...] Body Language - A Writer’s Secret Weapon Posted on Wednesday, February 25th, 2009 in writing tips - Comments: (1) We’ve all heard “show, don’t tell”.  It’s pretty much the first piece of advice a new writer hears.  But how best to make that truism come to life?One way is to give your characters a vivid body language.  How we move, manipulate our facial muscles, even cross our legs tells a great deal about our inner dialogue.  As a writer, the more you understand about body language, the more you can avoid telling, and really begin showing. [...] [...] Body Language - A Writer’s Secret Weapon Posted on Wednesday, February 25th, 2009 in writing tips - Comments: (1) We’ve all heard “show, don’t tell”.  It’s pretty much the first piece of advice a new writer hears.  But how best to make that truism come to life?One way is to give your characters a vivid body language.  How we move, manipulate our facial muscles, even cross our legs tells a great deal about our inner dialogue.  As a writer, the more you understand about body language, the more you can avoid telling, and really begin showing. [...]

]]> By: Coach Marla http://www.write4kids.com/blog/2009/02/25/body-language-a-writers-secret-weapon/#comment-762 Coach Marla Wed, 25 Feb 2009 18:45:45 +0000 http://www.write4kids.com/blog/?p=197#comment-762 Hi Jon, Love this post: your intriguing title brought me over from Twitter; appreciate the insight and resources you link to, too. Look forward to reading more! @MarlaBeck Hi Jon,

Love this post: your intriguing title brought me over from Twitter; appreciate the insight and resources you link to, too.

Look forward to reading more!
@MarlaBeck

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