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Emotion and Characterization in Fiction: Fear as a Paralytic

Victoria Grefer's avatarCreative Writing with the Crimson League

skulls-1417416-mToday’s topic concerning characterization and the common forces that motivate our characters is FEAR.

Last time we discussed love and hate. Fear can somewhat intertwine or interfere with relationships of love and hate, but of course, fear is also involved when we confront or panic over things that have nothing to do with human relationships.

There are many kinds of fear. We fear death. We fear failure, perhaps because failure reminds us of our mortality in a way few other things can. We fear being snubbed or looked down upon; in other words, we fear judgment.

Then there are phobias, which take fear to strange heights that people who don’t share a particular phobia can’t even begin to understand.

FEAR AS A MOTIVATOR: OR A PARALYTIC?

One of the biggest distinctions we as authors need to make is the distinction between the two ways fear commonly and understandably affects…

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Viv Drewa is a Michigan native who has enjoyed reading and writing since 1963. Though she studied medicinal chemistry at the University of Michigan, her passion has always been writing. She had been awarded third place for her nonfiction short story about her grandfather's escape from Poland. Later, she rewrote this story and was published in the "Polish American Journal" as "From the Pages of Grandfather's Life" and has republished it on Amazon.com as a short story. Viv took creative and journalism courses to help in her transition to fulfill her dream of becoming a writer. She worked as an intern for Port Huron's 'The Times Herald", and also wrote, edited and did the layout or the Blue Water Multiple Sclerosis newsletter "Thumb Prints." She also has a business promoting authors. Owl and Pussycat Book Promotions. Viv, her husband Bob and their cat Princess, live in Port Huron, Michigan.

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