Writing Emotion With Roz Morris

Why is writing emotion so important in our books, whatever the genre? How can we create an emotional connection between our readers and our characters? Roz Morris gives her tips in this episode.
In the intro, how to get your indie book into schools [Self-Publishing Advice (www.thecreativ...) ]; Did my bestselling book turn out to be a financial failure? [Tiago Forte (fortelabs.com/...) ]; How to Build a World Class Substack (www.kickstarte...) ; Why did The Atlantic sign a licensing deal with OpenAI? [The Verge (www.theverge.c...) ]; Like It or Not, Publishers Are Licensing Books for AI Training-And Using AI Themselves [Jane Friedman (janefriedman.c...) ]; and my personal update post-Covid.
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Roz Morris is an award-nominated literary fiction author, memoirist, and previously a bestselling ghostwriter. She writes writing craft books for authors under the Nail Your Novel brand, and is also an editor, speaker, and writing coach.
• Why is writing emotion is so important?
• How can we create an emotional connection between our readers and our characters?
• How to write layers of emotion
• Using description and dialogue to evoke feelings in the reader
• “Show, don't tell” when writing emotion
• Learning to lean into our intuition and trust more
• Using your own emotions and experiences in writing
• How and when to use a beat sheet
You can find Roz at RozMorris.org (rozmorris.org/)
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[@anne-mareegray8762]

I remember dragging my kids along to see my childhood home - fully prepared for it to be bulldozed - and it was exactly the same. I was not ready for that!

[@karamullane_author]

Hello Joanna, I went back to your 2018 interview with Dave Hendrickson. Amazing information. Looking forward to seeing what he is up to in 2024. Love your show! So happy to be a Patron!

[@thecreativepenn]

Thank you :) Glad it was useful! Dave is great!

[@JerodimusPrime]

This was a great interview, Joanna. Roz is great at giving advice especially when it comes to making your novel leave an impact on the reader.

[@thecreativepenn]

Glad you enjoyed it!