A collection of useful words and sentences used to describe scenes or characters in writing a story.
Plus, any useful things I encounter like how to write dialogues, flashbacks, and more.
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Anger:
- cold anger
- clenching jaws or grinding teeth
- uncovering the teeth
- headache
- stomach ache
- increased and rapid heart rate
- sweating, especially your palms
- feeling hot in the neck/face
- shaking or trembling
- dizziness
- emotionally you may feel:
- like you want to get away
- irritated
- sad or depressed
- guilty
- resentful
- anxious
- like striking out verbally or physically
Also, you may notice that you are:
- rubbing your head
- cupping your fist with other hand
- pacing
- getting sarcastic
- losing your sense of humor
- acting in abusive/abrasive manner
- craving a drink, a smoke or other substances that relax you
- raising your voice
- beginning to yell, scream, or cry
Anxiety:
- Sweaty palms.
- lip-compression
- lip-bite
- tongue-show
- tongue-in-cheek;
- hand-to-hand, hand-to-body
- hand-behind-head hand-to-face
Astonishment:
- the eyes and mouth opened wide, the eyebrows raised
Concentration:
- frown or wrinkle beneath the lower eyelids
Deception:
- covering the mouth with the hands
- rubbing the side of the nose
- leaning away from you
- micro shrug
- voice pitch increases
- Liars, he says, use more "negative emotion" words - hurt, ugly, nasty) and fewer first-person singulars
Depression:
- Recent Loss – through death, divorce, separation, broken relationship, loss of job, money, status, self-confidence, self-esteem, loss of religious faith, loss of interest in friends, sex, hobbies, activities previously enjoyed
- forehead is wrinkled in the middle, but not across the whole breadth, as when the eyebrows are raised in surprise.
- Change in Personality – sad, withdrawn, irritable, anxious, tired, apathetic Change in Sleep Patterns – insomnia, often with early waking or oversleeping, nightmares Change in Eating Habits – loss of appetite and weight, or overeating
- Fear of losing control- harming self or others
- Low self esteem- feeling worthless, shame, overwhelming guilt, self-hatred, "everyone would be better off without me" No hope for the future – believing things will never get better; that nothing will ever change
- Other things to watch for- Suicidal impulses, statements, plans; giving away favorite things; previous suicide attempts
Defiance:
- hold body and head erect, square shoulders and clench fists
