eliza

Posted 9 Years Ago

Far better, in the context of a story, would it be to analyze the reasons for your character's emotions, what triggered them and what they mean to the character, and then try to visualize the physical and mental effects of those emotions on the character - and describe that instead.

Posted 9 Years Ago

Emotions fall under the category of 'show, don't tell.' Therefore it's unwise to merely state 'he was sad' or 'she was happy' etc because these are fairly nebulous concepts that don't tell the reader much about your characters. Indeed, they sound like more of authorial opinion than a credible description of character.