Emotions serve three specific purposes: to inform us, to protect us, to warn us. It's a framework to find the why behind what your character thinks and does.

Emotions serve three specific purposes: to inform us, to protect us, to warn us. It's a framework to find the why behind what your character thinks and does.
Lisa Hall Wilson helps writers who are looking for tips and help in writing deep point of view. Every so often someone posts some variation of: "so why don’t bestselling authors use deep point of view?" Read on for her answer.
Lisa Hall Wilson breaks down Deep Point of View in a way that is (finally!) easy to understand.
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