: Re: Writing technique resources Are there resources (books, blogs...) which describe proven techniques to obtain certain effects? For example: you will obtain this effect if you use the first person,

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Yes and no.

Yes: There are heaps of resources to explain how to do pretty much anything in writing.

No: The world changes and humans change faster. What worked once might not work later, and a technique that might be used to great effect now could be a tired cliche in a few years. Plus your readers will all be different. The first time I read the twist that the narrator was the murderer all along, I was thrilled. After that, it's old hat. But other people might read the same books in a different order...

More specifically to your examples, you can read about the general consensus on which 'person' to write in, but when it comes to describing emotions on the page - finding the perfect, original way to do this is every writer's goal. If it were fixed (or easy) we wouldn't need writers to be creative.

Having said that, you should read about 'motivation-reaction' units, which break down reactions into: Feeling > Reflex > Rational speech / action. That's quite helpful to understand. www.advancedfictionwriting.com/articles/writing-the-perfect-scene/ (you have to scroll down a fair way)

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