As a young writer myself, I am humbled by the constant flow of information and advice that many veteran novelists share throughout the web, and found myself very fortunate to have been shown a very important rule of writing that many young authors break; overusing cliche emotional discriptions.

There are many discriptions that new writers tend to subconsiously roll into, like: fist clenching, shiver runs up the spine, breathing in, took a deep breath, ect…

They are used and tired descriptions, they might fit the situation, but turning them on thier head, making them unique, or finding completely new ways to say something is the mark of a good writer, and alas, the journey of writing itself.

This extremely important lesson was brought to my attention by great authors, Rayne Hall and Lisa Janice Cohen. Writers of the incredible books Storm Dancer (Dark Epic Fantasy) and The Between respectively.

If you want a book that is refreshing to read, it stands to reason to chuck out the overused. Its up to you how much time you want to put into creating unique ways to show a characters reaction. Its more work, but it will pay off big time!

A book that Mrs. Cohen brought to my attention was The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer’s Guide to Character Expression.

This book will give you amazing ways to help spruce up your writing, and more importantly, start helping you to think more creatively when writing! I highly recommend it and hope you will check it out!

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