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Today we're going to talk about how to use real emotions in your writing without having to tell the reader any of your deepest darkest secrets. Let's do this.

Keywords for this episode:

-What makes a good sad story

-Why is mood important in story

-Why do we like sad stories

-Why emotions are so powerful

-What makes a story emotional

-What is your emotional story

-How to write an emotional story

Today we're going to talk about emotion-based imagery (also known as emotional imagery) and why readers love it.

Questions/prompts to think about:

How to write about your feelings.

How to write character feelings.

How to write emotional characters.

How to write emotionless characters.

How to write characters in love.

Write about feelings.

How to write feelings story (AKA a testimonial).

Today's guest is the wonderful Kristina Adams, the host of The Writer's Mindset podcast. Learn how to be more in tune with your emotions so that you can write better character emotions, and learn a lot of other awesome writerly things in this episode.

The Writer's Mindset Podcast:

https://www.writerscookbook.com/podcast/

Kristina's Author Website:

https://kristinaadamsauthor.com

Today we're going to talk about:

Transformation of idea into reality.

How to transform idea into product.

Transform your idea into a real business.

How to turn idea into business.

Transform idea into vision.

Ideas to transform your writing.

Can you change?

Readers are sick of gimmicks with no story.

You don't want to betray the reader.

How to listen to reader feedback (especially with your first story).

How to avoid writing a bait and switch.

Why you shouldn't change the rules halfway through.

How to deal with extreme reader reactions.

Be who you are, not who you think they want (and you won't have to worry about covering your lying butt).

Today we're going to discuss:

Gimmick Writing Meaning

Writing Gimmicky Characters

Gimmick Definition

What Is a Literary Gimmick?

Examples of Literary Gimmicks

What is the worst writing gimmick?

and

How to Distract Readers From Iffy Writing (and why this idea is wrong and you don't need it)

Learn how to write an irresistible intro for free by heading to:

literarysymmetry.com/hello

Today we're going to talk about how to avoid gimmicky writing and we'll define and answer the following:

Gimmick Writing Meaning

Writing Gimmicky Characters

Gimmick Definition

What is a Literary Gimmick

Examples of Literary Gimmicks

What is the worst writing gimmick?

How to distract readers from iffy writing?

According to askthepublic.com writers all over the world are searching about how to sell their story ideas. But should you do that? Can you sell story ideas? Find out on today's episode of Writing Expensive Words.

Learn how The Queen's Gambit approaches storytelling in a compelling and convincing way that has won over at least 62 millions viewers.

Today we're going to talk about foils and feelings of loneliness. Plus foreshadowing. When it comes to The Queen's Gambit, it's always about foreshadowing.

Learning how to keep going when you feel like trash. As a writer, but also in general.

We're going into the Dark Night of the Soul, so buckle up.

This is the best (and shortest) class on adverb use you'll ever take. Become a master in adverb usage in under 10 minutes!

Learn how The Queen's Gambit approaches storytelling in a compelling and convincing way that has won over at least 62 millions viewers.

Foreshadowing galore as we meet almost all of most important characters in the story in one episode.

Today we're going to talk about how even if your story has the same basic premise as another story, it can still be just as epic as the aforementioned story.

Today we're going to compare "Summer Frost" by Blake Crouch to the film Free Guy written by Matt Lieberman and Zak Penn.

Let's do this!

Today we're going to talk about how to be creative without confusing or alienating your reader.

Books and Films discussed in this episode:

"You Have Arrived at Your Destination" by Amor Towles

"Guardians of the Galaxy" directed by James Gunn

"Emergency Skin" by N.K. Jemisin

"If I Let You In, Again" by Kristin N. Spencer (https://kristin-n-spencer.medium.com/if-i-let-you-in-again-ad0a7abd9e34)

Today we're going to talk about the introduction to the show "The Queen's Gambit" and whether a flash-forward intro is a good idea.

This episode mentions:

The Queen's Gambit

Guardians of the Galaxy

The Tomorrow War

and some show I can't remember the name of

In today's episode we are going to talk about otherness is, why it matters to the reader, and how superhero stories use otherness to gain fans.

Mentioned in this episode:

-Black Widow

-Superman

-Miles Morales's Spiderman

How to get to launch day, and why I haven't made a video or podcast in two months.

Write, self-edit, sensitivity reader, self-edit, send to copy editor, implement and argue over notes, format final manuscript, make cover, upload...

The Bryan Cohen advertising course [FREE] can be found here: https://bryancohen.lpages.co/july21/

Today, we're going to talk about how it feels to work with an editor who reveals that everything you wrote, that you thought was simple, maybe isn't so simple and needs revising. I'm also going to go through my entire process with you from sitting down to write (after planning) to being ready to publish. Here we go!

Just because you use real emotions that cost you something to write (expensive words), doesn't mean that everything you write has to be super complicated. Today, we're going to talk about simplicity, and why it's every writer's friend.

Today we're going to talk about what envy is doing to your writing and your life, and what you can do to stop it.

Whenever you learn something new or try something difficult, you are putting yourself in a position where you are likely to feel uncomfortable. But if you are willing to take that risk and to embrace the comes-fast-goes-fast nature of uncomfortable, that might just be your superpower.

Today you're going to learn how to write two main POVs by looking at examples from two of my favorite books:

The Sun is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon

and

Star Wars: Lost Stars by Claudia Gray

Because who doesn't love a dual POV story?

Today we're going to talk about the battle for supremacy within and how to embrace all of our creative selves without feeling guilty or like a failure.

Learn how to write a compelling breaking point for your character that won't catch your reader off guard.

Trope Trials is the series from the Writing Expensive Words podcast that puts two books from the same trope up against each other. Today's trope is time loop. Today's battlebooks are Recursion by Blake Crouch and The Map of Tiny Perfect Things by Lev Grossman. Mandatory shout-outs to Groundhog Day, The Edge of Tomorrow, About Time, and, regrettably, Palm Springs (which doesn't have enough character growth to make you care about the story).

Today we're going to talk about how to balance who you are and your art with the rules that are meant to make your art better, not limit you individually.

Learn how to be who you are without sacrificing reader experience.

The way I write (create) does NOT equal who I am.

Today we're going to talk about how to shelter-in-place as a writer to maintain emotional health and gain a broader perspective.

Learn how to live with the review you get, how to mine reviews for useful information, and how to ignore the haters.

-Separate facts from opinion.

-Learn how to deal with trolls.

-Use empathy to think about the readers who leave negative reviews and whether their unrealistic expectations are to blame for their bad reading experience.

Learn how to snuff out doubt using your knowledge of why you did what you did with your story and a great support system made up of people who know more than you do.

What should authors do in this era of cancel culture? Should we let fear stop us? What about representation? Get the answers in this episode as I respond to the hottest topic in publishing right now: writer fear and the cancel culture.

How to get past the idea that writing more equals more money, and why you should take another look at your writing goals.

This recording was taken from The Storyteller Mindset 5-Day Email Challenge so that you can listen to this reminder anytime you need to. Your voice matters, and so does your story.

To sign up to join The Storyteller Mindset 5-Day Email Challenge, go to literarysymetry.com

Learn how to use insecurity to make your characters more relatable and how to spin that insecurity into triumph for the benefit of your story and your reader. Plus, a personal confession.

We're going to talk about food in fiction, naming off a few of our favorites, and why it's still okay to mention food in your writing. Special guest Travis Spencer joins us to talk about food inside of fiction.

A big shout out to Raman from Dharmshala, India, who wrote in to ask this question: should I include other forms of writing in my novel. Let's talk about poetry, journals, essays, letters, songs, and opinion pieces in today's episode.

Will our hero finish her seemingly impossible quest? Find out on today's episode of the Writing Expensive Words podcast.

Learn why you need to feel valuable before you can create, and how to allocate your daily creative credits accordingly.

Day 20 was my first failed word count day, and on today's episode, I talk about why I'm okay with that.

Knowing you've created an entire, amazing story is unlike any other feelings, and I know you can finish, if you just listen to this episode.

Did I accidentally discover this method while working on the 5 books in 5 weeks challenge? Probably. Join me to learn why the traditional way we write book series is broken, and how to change that.

A short rant about mentoring, and a peek into my process as I attempt to write 5 books in 5 weeks.

How to keep hoping, how to keep writing, and why storytelling is so important to me.

I'm feeling sassy today. Learn how the action & reaction formula works within a scene, and also what a scene is. Bonus: Learn how to make dialogue magic.

I finished book #2 in the Old School Series and have now written 50,000 in just two weeks. Am I still sane? Listen to find out.

An update on this crazy experiment I'm trying, and also my mental breakdown.

Think about how you really spend your time. Do you still not have time to write?

What crazy projects will I attempt this year? Check it out, and also learn what Literary Symmetry is putting out in 2021. It's going to be a good year (well, at least better than last year, hopefully).

Here is a list of all of the things that made 2020 into more than just a year of being scared/bummed out.

I give my candid opinion (back up by this amazing book) and share my impressions of Soul by Pixar.

How to have me edit your short story (for FREE) and also where and when to publish.