Comments on: Adding Depth to Your Fiction—Body Language 101 https://authorkristenlamb.com/2016/09/adding-depth-to-your-fiction-body-language-101/ Author, Blogger, Social Media Jedi Mon, 24 Oct 2016 16:01:19 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.8 By: No Wasted Ink Writer’s Links | No Wasted Ink https://authorkristenlamb.com/2016/09/adding-depth-to-your-fiction-body-language-101/#comment-69089 Mon, 24 Oct 2016 16:01:19 +0000 https://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=20276#comment-69089 […] Adding Depth to Your Fiction—Body Language 101 […]

]]> By: Links To Blog Posts On Writing – September 2016 | Anna Butler https://authorkristenlamb.com/2016/09/adding-depth-to-your-fiction-body-language-101/#comment-69088 Fri, 30 Sep 2016 13:41:51 +0000 https://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=20276#comment-69088 […] Adding Depth to Your Fiction—Body Language 101 – advice from Kristen Lamb […]

]]> By: Codex Regius https://authorkristenlamb.com/2016/09/adding-depth-to-your-fiction-body-language-101/#comment-69087 Tue, 27 Sep 2016 18:33:46 +0000 https://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=20276#comment-69087 Notice, BTW, that parts of our body language are culture-specific. For example, a Greek shaking his head says something very different than what an American may think he said. Used properly, this may add some spice to your scene by having your characters bouncing at the cultural barriers.(For example, I have a lot of fun with ancient Roman men covering both eyes with their palms and showing their tongues – a notorious gesture that meant, “Leave me alone with that!”)

]]> By: Talena Winters https://authorkristenlamb.com/2016/09/adding-depth-to-your-fiction-body-language-101/#comment-69086 Wed, 21 Sep 2016 16:10:05 +0000 https://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=20276#comment-69086 I have to add “The Emotion Thesaurus” by Angela Ackerman and Becca Puglisi as an invaluable tool to make sure you are not always describing the same emotion the same way. Such an amazing resource!

]]> By: Lydia https://authorkristenlamb.com/2016/09/adding-depth-to-your-fiction-body-language-101/#comment-69085 Tue, 20 Sep 2016 22:18:59 +0000 https://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=20276#comment-69085 Reblogged this on Live…Love…Share!!! and commented:
Another great post for us writers by Kristen Lamb.

]]> By: MichelleK https://authorkristenlamb.com/2016/09/adding-depth-to-your-fiction-body-language-101/#comment-69084 Tue, 20 Sep 2016 21:12:43 +0000 https://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=20276#comment-69084 I recently read a book where characters were constantly popping or quirking their brows. There may have been a few arched and raised in there too. It got me thinking (especially working on some dialogue heavy scenes), if sometimes it isn’t better just to come out and say someone looked surprised, curious, or playful.

I know there are other things that can be done to show these things, but some can be overdramatic (her hands flew to her cheeks, her gaped open).

I guess I’ll just keep reading and looking for what works well and what doesn’t 🙂

]]> By: Ness https://authorkristenlamb.com/2016/09/adding-depth-to-your-fiction-body-language-101/#comment-69083 Tue, 20 Sep 2016 16:28:42 +0000 https://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=20276#comment-69083 Thank you for this post. I realize in some parts of my manuscript I have been guilty of both showing AND telling. Whoops!

]]> By: davidjrogersftw https://authorkristenlamb.com/2016/09/adding-depth-to-your-fiction-body-language-101/#comment-69082 Mon, 19 Sep 2016 22:56:35 +0000 https://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=20276#comment-69082 Kristin, thanks for the post. I think it’s a good reminder to me since I almost never describe anything like that in my prose or poetry, and it’s something to think about. I’ll experiment with it. Thanks again.

]]> By: Author Kristen Lamb https://authorkristenlamb.com/2016/09/adding-depth-to-your-fiction-body-language-101/#comment-69081 Sat, 17 Sep 2016 22:05:10 +0000 https://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=20276#comment-69081 In reply to Botanist.

Yeah I get too many raising eyebrows, LOL.

]]> By: Don Massenzio https://authorkristenlamb.com/2016/09/adding-depth-to-your-fiction-body-language-101/#comment-69080 Sat, 17 Sep 2016 18:57:58 +0000 https://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=20276#comment-69080 Reblogged this on Don Massenzio's Blog.

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