How to Describe Emotion Without Being Melodramatic or Cliche
Conveying the emotions of characters is challenging. It's easy to fall back on cliches or melodrama, even when trying to avoid them. In this video I go over how to convey emotion without the need to overly rely on showing or telling (which helps prevent cliches and melodrama) by focusing on introspection instead. FREE WORKSHOP: https://ellenbrockediting.com/2017/08... TWITTER: / ellenmbrock
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