--- product_id: 51166349 title: "The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide To Character Expression" price: "₹ 14633" currency: INR in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.in/products/51166349-the-emotion-thesaurus-a-writers-guide-to-character-expression store_origin: IN region: India --- # The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide To Character Expression **Price:** ₹ 14633 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide To Character Expression - **How much does it cost?** ₹ 14633 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.in](https://www.desertcart.in/products/51166349-the-emotion-thesaurus-a-writers-guide-to-character-expression) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description One of the biggest problem areas for writers is conveying a character's emotions to the reader in a unique, compelling way. This book comes to the rescue by highlighting 75 emotions and listing the possible body language cues, thoughts, and visceral responses for each. Using its easy-to-navigate list format, readers can draw inspiration from character cues that range in intensity to match any emotional moment. The Emotion Thesaurus also tackles common emotion-related writing problems and provides methods to overcome them. This writing tool encourages writers to show, not tell emotion and is a creative brainstorming resource for any fiction project. Review: Invaluable tool for any writer - This book is an invaluable source for any author. It’s so easy to fall into the common patterns of describing a racing heart, sweaty hands or raised eyebrow, and The Emotion Thesaurus reminds you of the range of nuanced reactions a human can actually feel and display. It’s refreshing to experience the depth of body language and facial expression that goes all-too-easily unexplored when writing. This is a handy one-stop tool kit to elevate your scenes and amplify your characters. They stop repeating the same worn reactions and, as an author, you curb the automatic habit of going for those known idioms. You develop some subtlety and variety. Your writing becomes a little more interesting. With 75 emotions to explore, Angela and Becca have shut the door to clichés, and opened one to possibilities. Each entry is faultless in detail with a definition and list of physical signals, internal sensations, mental responses, cues of acute or long term symptoms, and signs of suppression. I kept the thesaurus open every time I wrote a character interaction, and was delighted at the possibilities that opened up. Though there might be a handful of expressions which aren’t listed in this version, this is a perfect help for any amateur or experience writer who wants to elicit a little more emotion in their work. The ebook is sold at a generously low price, so I'd highly recommend the purchase. Review: Brilliant little reference work. - I promised my wonderful and long-suffering wife that I wouldn't buy any more book until I'd read everything on our shelves. Now, here I am buying a new thesaurus after reading only 31 of the original 188 titles awaiting my attention. Why? Well a friend (she's a friend, and she made me break a promise to my wife?) passed on a review of this book. I'm afraid I can't now find the link to that review, but thanks to whoever it was! It was the review that persuaded me to bend my knee and ask my lovely other half to bend the rules. Being the woman she is, she agreed, of course. So, what's this reference work like? Well, surprisingly, it's in the form of a thesaurus: novel, eh? There's a short introductory section that provides a brief overview of emotion and its place in writing. A short article on avoiding common problems in conveying nonverbal emotion follows. And a short explanatory piece then explains how best to use the thesaurus. After these pieces come the listings. Now, I don't know about you, but perhaps because I'm a man and therefore emotionally challenged, I'd have found it difficult to come up with a list of more than ten emotions. So it was something of a surprise to discover 75, yes seventy five, listed here. For each of these, the authors have provided a definition of the emotion, a list of physical signals, the internal sensations experienced, the mental responses felt, cues of acute or long-term encounters with and cues of suppressed experience of the emotion. The final piece on each is a short writer's tip. The book sets out to enable writers to convey emotion in the time-honoured fashion of `showing' rather than the easier and less satisfying `telling'. By equipping the writer with a variety of physical signs (body language), visceral experiences (the true and unavoidable internal responses) and degrees of response, the authors help writers to bring deeper feelings to the readers of their works. It succeeds in its stated purpose, by the way. I shall keep this book beside me as I edit in the future, ensuring I create real emotion on the page rather than allow cliché and familiar expression to convey the feelings of my characters. My thanks to the unknown reviewer and my great thanks to Angela and Becca for a super little reference book that I expect to improve my writing for years to come. I think it's probably redundant for me to say I recommend this book, but, there, I've said it anyway. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | 607,276 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 73 in Thesauri 4,228 in Words, Language & Grammar (Books) 11,356 in Language Study & Reference | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 2,767 Reviews | ## Images ![The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide To Character Expression - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91a5RUxx4WL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Invaluable tool for any writer *by W***R on 8 August 2018* This book is an invaluable source for any author. It’s so easy to fall into the common patterns of describing a racing heart, sweaty hands or raised eyebrow, and The Emotion Thesaurus reminds you of the range of nuanced reactions a human can actually feel and display. It’s refreshing to experience the depth of body language and facial expression that goes all-too-easily unexplored when writing. This is a handy one-stop tool kit to elevate your scenes and amplify your characters. They stop repeating the same worn reactions and, as an author, you curb the automatic habit of going for those known idioms. You develop some subtlety and variety. Your writing becomes a little more interesting. With 75 emotions to explore, Angela and Becca have shut the door to clichés, and opened one to possibilities. Each entry is faultless in detail with a definition and list of physical signals, internal sensations, mental responses, cues of acute or long term symptoms, and signs of suppression. I kept the thesaurus open every time I wrote a character interaction, and was delighted at the possibilities that opened up. Though there might be a handful of expressions which aren’t listed in this version, this is a perfect help for any amateur or experience writer who wants to elicit a little more emotion in their work. The ebook is sold at a generously low price, so I'd highly recommend the purchase. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Brilliant little reference work. *by S***N on 22 August 2012* I promised my wonderful and long-suffering wife that I wouldn't buy any more book until I'd read everything on our shelves. Now, here I am buying a new thesaurus after reading only 31 of the original 188 titles awaiting my attention. Why? Well a friend (she's a friend, and she made me break a promise to my wife?) passed on a review of this book. I'm afraid I can't now find the link to that review, but thanks to whoever it was! It was the review that persuaded me to bend my knee and ask my lovely other half to bend the rules. Being the woman she is, she agreed, of course. So, what's this reference work like? Well, surprisingly, it's in the form of a thesaurus: novel, eh? There's a short introductory section that provides a brief overview of emotion and its place in writing. A short article on avoiding common problems in conveying nonverbal emotion follows. And a short explanatory piece then explains how best to use the thesaurus. After these pieces come the listings. Now, I don't know about you, but perhaps because I'm a man and therefore emotionally challenged, I'd have found it difficult to come up with a list of more than ten emotions. So it was something of a surprise to discover 75, yes seventy five, listed here. For each of these, the authors have provided a definition of the emotion, a list of physical signals, the internal sensations experienced, the mental responses felt, cues of acute or long-term encounters with and cues of suppressed experience of the emotion. The final piece on each is a short writer's tip. The book sets out to enable writers to convey emotion in the time-honoured fashion of `showing' rather than the easier and less satisfying `telling'. By equipping the writer with a variety of physical signs (body language), visceral experiences (the true and unavoidable internal responses) and degrees of response, the authors help writers to bring deeper feelings to the readers of their works. It succeeds in its stated purpose, by the way. I shall keep this book beside me as I edit in the future, ensuring I create real emotion on the page rather than allow cliché and familiar expression to convey the feelings of my characters. My thanks to the unknown reviewer and my great thanks to Angela and Becca for a super little reference book that I expect to improve my writing for years to come. I think it's probably redundant for me to say I recommend this book, but, there, I've said it anyway. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Invaluable resource for writers *by G***E on 15 November 2012* Have you ever wondered how to describe embarrassment, fear, revulsion? What's the right expression for shame? Well, this book will come to your rescue with a section for the most common human emotions and their corresponding physical and inner expressions and reactions. This is useful not only when you are not sure of what the right emotion would be for a certain feeling, but also when you need help describing it and want to go beyond the usual 'he frowned'. This guide is a definite 'must' for all novice writers and I predict that you will be referring to it over and over again. ## Frequently Bought Together - The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Expression - The Emotional Wound Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Psychological Trauma (Writers Helping Writers Series) - The Conflict Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Obstacles, Adversaries, and Inner Struggles (Volume 1) (Writers Helping Writers Series) --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.in/products/51166349-the-emotion-thesaurus-a-writers-guide-to-character-expression](https://www.desertcart.in/products/51166349-the-emotion-thesaurus-a-writers-guide-to-character-expression) --- *Product available on Desertcart India* *Store origin: IN* *Last updated: 2026-06-19*