Comments on: Tap Readers' Subconscious to Engage Them in Your Story

By: Kathleen Baldwin

Kathleen Baldwin — Wed, 28 Dec 2022 21:05:25 +0000

This isn't just a good post; this is a genius-level BRILLIANT post! Seriously. There are several crucial points I strive to teach my students.
I absolutely loved this line, "Writers are alchemists. They concoct endorphins, adrenaline, norepinephrine, cortisol, oxytocin, and serotonin in their readers’ brains."
And understanding this reaction chain to stimuli is so so SO brilliant: reflex → emotional & visceral reaction → instinctive response → habitual response → thought → action → dialogue → feeling

Hats off, my friend.

By: Bryan D Denson

Bryan D Denson — Sat, 17 Dec 2022 20:50:39 +0000

In reply to Stefan Emunds. Grazie, brother.

By: Stefan Emunds

Stefan Emunds — Sat, 17 Dec 2022 11:29:49 +0000

In reply to Bryan Denson. You embarked on a great adventure, Bryan! :-) All the best on that fantastic journey.

By: Stefan Emunds

Stefan Emunds — Sat, 17 Dec 2022 11:28:20 +0000

In reply to Lynette M Burrows. Thank you for the positive feedback. :-) I believe feelings are becoming more and more important in fiction.

By: Stefan Emunds

Stefan Emunds — Sat, 17 Dec 2022 11:25:50 +0000

In reply to Ellen Buikema. The great thing is that we can use this knowledge on multiple levels: the Genre level, the Story Outline level, the scene level, and the beat level. That way our stories never run out of tension.:-)

By: Stefan Emunds

Stefan Emunds — Sat, 17 Dec 2022 11:22:09 +0000

In reply to Dave Park. Hello Dave, was there anything particular you were looking for and didn't find?

By: Stefan Emunds

Stefan Emunds — Sat, 17 Dec 2022 11:19:37 +0000

In reply to Amari.

Sorry about the missing link. It was the same link as the first one in the article. Here it is again: https://writersinthestormblog.com/2022/08/the-yin-and-yang-relationship-between-psychology-and-storytelling

By: Jenny Hansen

Jenny Hansen — Fri, 16 Dec 2022 20:24:19 +0000

In reply to Dave Park. Thank you for this input, Dave. We are sorry you walked away disappointed today.

By: Bryan Denson

Bryan Denson — Fri, 16 Dec 2022 18:43:04 +0000

Well done, Stefan. This was a truly insightful post, utterly absorbing, and will serve me well now that I've left nonfiction books behind and find myself hip deep in my first novel.

By: Lynette M Burrows

Lynette M Burrows — Fri, 16 Dec 2022 17:29:08 +0000

Interesting article. Your real-life response is in large part the same as what I use but is much more detailed in the expression of emotions and feelings. That will be helpful in writing this draft. Thanks.