Comments on: Want to Push Your Protagonist Over the Edge? Add an Emotion Amplifier

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By: Top Picks Thursday! For Writers & Readers 03-22-2018 | The Author Chronicles

Thu, 22 Mar 2018 17:02:03 +0000

[…] Angela Ackerman shares 3 ways to help quieter protagonists steal the stage and advocates using emotional amplifiers to push your protagonist over the edge. Janice Hardy asks: what’s the emotional core of your […]

By: Writing Links 3/19/18 – Where Genres Collide

Writing Links 3/19/18 – Where Genres Collide — Mon, 19 Mar 2018 11:03:03 +0000

[…] https://writersinthestormblog.com/2018/03/want-to-push-your-protagonist-over-the-edge-add-an-emotion-… “This iconic advice is something every writer hears at some point and keeping it at the forefront of our minds when writing is one of the wisest things we can do. Not only must we make good on our back-jacket blurb promise that the protagonist will find themselves in an impossible situation of some kind (thanks to the twisted events we set in motion as part of the plot), we also want to ensure tension is on every page, hooking the reader and keeping them in thrall.” […]

By: angelaackerman1

angelaackerman1 — Sun, 18 Mar 2018 22:59:21 +0000

In reply to patriciaruthsusan. Thanks, Patricia! Have a great weekend :)

By: patriciaruthsusan

patriciaruthsusan — Sun, 18 Mar 2018 14:35:42 +0000

Great post, Angela. Thanks. 🙂 --- Suzanne

By: angelaackerman1

angelaackerman1 — Sat, 17 Mar 2018 15:03:39 +0000

In reply to dholcomb1. Yes, amplifiers are great if they have a legitimate reason for being there (not a plot device) and the description adds to the story (characterizes, shows emotion, furthers the plot, supplies tension, etc.) rather than bloats it with unnecessary word count.

By: angelaackerman1

angelaackerman1 — Sat, 17 Mar 2018 15:02:09 +0000

In reply to jamesr403. So very glad you found this helpful!

By: angelaackerman1

angelaackerman1 — Sat, 17 Mar 2018 15:00:14 +0000

In reply to jagrout. Try looking it a different way - historical is full of boundaries, which supplies lots of great opportunities for friction. People had defined roles and rules to go with those roles: what were women allowed to do vs. men? The rich vs. the poor? Educated vs not? What type of courage would it take to step outside those roles and rules...and how high would the stakes need to be to risk the punishment if caught? Lots of great situations can come about that will amp things up and create tension. :)

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Sat, 17 Mar 2018 13:01:37 +0000

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