4 tips on making your reader feel a character's emotions

One of the arguments for the societal value of fiction is how it teaches and nurtures empathy in people.

When a novel is well-written, you can't help but share in the main character's highs, lows, and everything in between.

So how do you pull a reader into the body of your protagonist (or any other character)?

Author/editor/book coach Susan DeFreitas shares four strategies to make a reader feel what a character is feeling, in a post for Writer Unboxed.

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