I bring them to every writing retreat and my students can tell you they show up in class at least once a semester. This book (as well as the others in the series) have been my number one recommended writing book for the past five years.
The single best took I have found to help me in this endeavor is The Emotional Thesaurus, created by Angela Ackerman and Becca Puglisi, the two brainiacs behind the website Writers Helping Writers.
As the writers of this book state in the introduction: “We read to connect with characters who provide entertainment and whole trials may add meaning to our own life journeys.” But creating this connection is no easy feat. The words on the page are ink made flesh and suddenly, through the characters’ actions, quirks, mannerisms, dreams, appearances and dialogue readers can connect. Many writers accomplish this goal of connecting, through the lives of their characters. … with the reader … with a topic … with a place, era or event.
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