Emotions are critical for writing, Tim. I ma publishing a newsletter on Substack called, "Full-Frontal Nudity of the Soul for writers.

My recent post, "Stay Nude!" highlights other ways to use emotions in one's writing.

In The Writer's Path at Southern Methodist University a few years ago, the director of the program taught us that when good writing happens, it's basically as though the writer has exposed "the full-frontal nudity of the soul."

In the post on Substack, I also cite two books by Donald Maass.

He recommends when writing in fiction,

that one should pick out an emotion they've already put into the mind of a respective character.

He then says that when you do that, draw a line through the one you're using, and then come up with three other emotions the character could portray.

To go further, he says to cross those out, too!

He says then to pick another, deeper emotion. One that is deeper into the gut; deeper into the soul.

My post is here for anyone who might want to take a gander.

My post falls under FFNotS.substack.com. Again, the article title is "Stay Nude!" A signed comment novel writer Ottessa Moshfegh into my copy of her book, "My Year of Rest and Relaxation."

When I asked her if there was FFNotS in that book, she didn't hestitate one second and said, "There's definitely some side boob action going on."

Comments offered to boost your fellow readers reading this insightful piece.

Cheers, mate!

--Donny