Jed Herne | How to Create Emotion in Your Fantasy Novel @Jed_Herne | Uploaded December 2023 | Updated October 2024, 3 hours ago.
Here's what I learned from The Emotional Craft of Fiction by Donald Maass. Get the book here: amzn.to/46WqI1U
Apply for my Fantasy Outlining Bootcamp: bit.ly/outlining-bootcamp
⏲️ TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Introduction
00:35 - Infuse infodumps with meaning
05:05 - Write around the emotion
10:51 - Small details create big emotion
15:46 - Building an emotional hook
20:53 - Ask your characters the right questions
24:56 - Create polarity shifts
28:03 - Moral elevation
Stories used as examples:
The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch - amzn.to/3NnolhQ
Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo - amzn.to/3t8iI05
Doctor Sleep by Stephen King - amzn.to/41eLrN8
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman - amzn.to/46XaFku
Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson - amzn.to/3TcoSqC
Note: these are affiliate links, which help to support the channel at no extra cost to you.
✏️ MY FREE WRITING ADVICE BOOK:
Get my free book: '5 Lessons That Transformed My Writing': jedherne.com/lessons
🚀 BUILD BETTER WRITING HABITS:
Join my Easy Writing Habits course: easywritinghabits.com
💌 MY NEWSLETTER:
Get a free fantasy story when you sign up to my free, fortnightly author newsletter: bit.ly/jednewsletter
📙 MY BOOKS:
Across the Broken Stars: jedherne.com/acrossthebrokenstars
The Thunder Heist: jedherne.com/thethunderheist
Fires of the Dead: jedherne.com/firesofthedead
🎮 MY VIDEO GAME:
Siege of Treboulain: jedherne.com/siege-of-treboulain-details
🔨 MY FAVOURITE WRITING TOOLS:
Freewrite Traveller (distraction-free writing laptop): getfreewrite.com/?rstr=6485 - use this affiliate link for a 5% discount.
MailerLite (best email newsletter software for authors): mailerlite.com/a/awmq7yimghg9
ProWritingAid (editing software that helped a lot with my early books): prowritingaid.com/?afid=4301
🧑 ABOUT ME:
Hi! My name's Jed. I'm a fantasy author with four published novels and a bestselling video game. On this channel, I draw from my 10+ years of writing experience to help you become a better writer.
Here's what I learned from The Emotional Craft of Fiction by Donald Maass. Get the book here: amzn.to/46WqI1U
Apply for my Fantasy Outlining Bootcamp: bit.ly/outlining-bootcamp
⏲️ TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Introduction
00:35 - Infuse infodumps with meaning
05:05 - Write around the emotion
10:51 - Small details create big emotion
15:46 - Building an emotional hook
20:53 - Ask your characters the right questions
24:56 - Create polarity shifts
28:03 - Moral elevation
Stories used as examples:
The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch - amzn.to/3NnolhQ
Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo - amzn.to/3t8iI05
Doctor Sleep by Stephen King - amzn.to/41eLrN8
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman - amzn.to/46XaFku
Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson - amzn.to/3TcoSqC
Note: these are affiliate links, which help to support the channel at no extra cost to you.
✏️ MY FREE WRITING ADVICE BOOK:
Get my free book: '5 Lessons That Transformed My Writing': jedherne.com/lessons
🚀 BUILD BETTER WRITING HABITS:
Join my Easy Writing Habits course: easywritinghabits.com
💌 MY NEWSLETTER:
Get a free fantasy story when you sign up to my free, fortnightly author newsletter: bit.ly/jednewsletter
📙 MY BOOKS:
Across the Broken Stars: jedherne.com/acrossthebrokenstars
The Thunder Heist: jedherne.com/thethunderheist
Fires of the Dead: jedherne.com/firesofthedead
🎮 MY VIDEO GAME:
Siege of Treboulain: jedherne.com/siege-of-treboulain-details
🔨 MY FAVOURITE WRITING TOOLS:
Freewrite Traveller (distraction-free writing laptop): getfreewrite.com/?rstr=6485 - use this affiliate link for a 5% discount.
MailerLite (best email newsletter software for authors): mailerlite.com/a/awmq7yimghg9
ProWritingAid (editing software that helped a lot with my early books): prowritingaid.com/?afid=4301
🧑 ABOUT ME:
Hi! My name's Jed. I'm a fantasy author with four published novels and a bestselling video game. On this channel, I draw from my 10+ years of writing experience to help you become a better writer.
