Showing posts with label Emotion Encyclopedia for Writers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Emotion Encyclopedia for Writers. Show all posts
Emotive, Emotion and Feelings
To write is to persuade. To persuade is to make a connection and if you want to motivate then that connection will have to be an emotional connection. If the goal of your persuasion is to keep the reader turning pages, the path is the same.
Sympathy
Emotion Encyclopedia for Writers

EMOTIVE: SYMPATHY
TYPE: COMPLEX
DEFINITION: 'sym·pa·thy || 'sɪmpəθɪaffinity, understanding; compassion, pity, concern, commiseration, empathy; approval
DESCRIPTION
This emphatic-type concern is driven by a switch in viewpoint, from a personal perspective to the perspective of another group or individual who is in need. Empathy and sympathy are often used interchangeably, but are two distinct emotions with several important differences.
Emotional Motivator
Maslow wasn't Correct
What is an Emotional Motivator ? What good is it?
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Symbolism is a effective method of demonstrating emotional turmoil by implying rather than describing |
There are several studies which have suggested over the century that emotions, and not logic drive our actions. Those who develop and utilized Marketing and Sales techniques accepted this as far back as -- well let's just say that Aristotle talks at length about it in his book Rhetoric (both 1 & 2).
Maslow created a rational, brilliantly thought out hierarchy of needs...
Frustration
Emotion Encyclopedia for Writers
FRUSTRATION
TYPE: COMPLEX
DEFINITION: the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals
DESCRIPTION
In psychology, frustration is a common emotional response to opposition. Related to anger and disappointment, it arises from the perceived resistance to the fulfillment of individual will. The greater the obstruction, and the greater the will, the more the frustration is likely to be. Causes of frustration may be internal or external. In people, internal frustration may arise from challenges in
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