Professional Peefer

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Sooner or later, your character is going to get mad. And I don’t mean “mad dog” mad, I mean steam-out-the-nostrils mad. Because anger is such a human emotion, it’s important to be able to portray an angry character without resorting to melodrama. Finding that realistic, human balance isn’t always easy, but it can be made easier if you—the writer—take a few minutes to research this natural, emotional response.

So, in today’s post, let’s talk about:

• What causes anger
• Physical signals of anger
• Internal sensations of anger
• Mental responses to anger
• Cues of long-term anger
• Signs of suppressed anger

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