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Back in September, I published Emotional Beats: How to Easily Convert your Writing into Palpable Feelings. As promised, I will be posting the book on my blog. So, here is the next installment, listing beats you can use to convey:
Surprise
Everyone loves a twist, right? Which is why your characters will probably be surprised rather often. Here are some ways to describe that:
- He shot up an eyebrow.
- He whipped his head around.
- “What?” she asked with a tilt of her head, as if listening to music only she could hear.
- She clamped her mouth shut, but her jaw went slack when she saw him. “You!”
- She arched a questioning eyebrow in his direction.
- His face remained a plank of wood, his amazement hidden by a slow breath.
- He raised his eyebrows at her in disbelief.
- His mouth slackened.
- A question kept gnawing at her.
- He gazed to one side as if playing back the memory in his mind.
- Her eyes widened.
- Her eyebrows shot to her hairline.
- Her eyebrows arched.
- Her lips thinned. She craned her neck to get a view of her back.
- Her head whipped around so fast, she heard a crack.
- She slapped a hand over her mouth.
- She covered her mouth with her hand.
- She pressed a hand to her throat.
- She slapped her forehead.
- He smacked his forehead.
- He facepalmed.
- She slapped a hand over her mouth.
- Her eyes widened.
- Her jaw slackened.
- He cocked an eyebrow in surprise.
- She looked at him with folded arms and raised eyebrows.
- Her eyes popped wide.
- The subtle rise of his eyebrow put a giggle in her belly.
Next week: surprise. View all posts on the subject, or buy the book on Amazon – free on KU!
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My paperback copy arrived from Amazon almost 2 weeks ago. Love all the diverse sections in this book. So many good examples to spark an author’s inner muse!
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Yay! Thank you so much for buying it 🙂
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Great resource. I left a review on Amazon as well!
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You’re a star!!! Thank you 😀
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