Psychology

Conjuring Emotion in Your Reader is Easy – Just EXPLAIN Them

Michael Foreman

“Things have to be believable, not in a literal, photographic sense, but in an emotional sense – capturing the essence of the situation.” – Michael Foreman, Born Mar. 21, 1938. Emotional authenticity is key. What people frequently call “hype” is when the writer’s enthusiasm is inauthentic. It feels forced and faked, and therefore what you’re

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Repetition Creates Belief. Repetition Creates Belief. And Reinforcement Cements It In.

B. P. Skinner

“Reinforcement is being right.” – B. F. Skinner, Born Mar. 20, 1904. Read this. It’ll change your life. Your business and money-making life, anyway. And that usually changes your home life. Having money and fame will do that. So first, gather an audience. Build it up around what you sell, or find existing ones and

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How to “Inception” Your Ideas Into Other People’s Brains – With Only a Pencil and Paper…

Algernon Blackwood

“A strong emotion, especially if experienced for the first time, leaves a vivid memory of the scene where it occurred.” – Algernon Blackwood, Born Mar. 14, 1869. You ever see that movie “Inception” where that team of mental mercenaries implants an idea into someone’s memory, so that they mistake it for their own? I can

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To Persuade, Concern Yourself with Emotional Truth Rather Than Cold, Hard Fact

Gabriel Garcia Marquez

“In journalism just one fact that is false prejudices the entire work. In contrast, in fiction one single fact that is true gives legitimacy to the entire work. That’s the only difference, and it lies in the commitment of the writer. A novelist can do anything he wants so long as he makes people believe

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