How to Use MOOD & EMOTION in Your Stories (Fiction Writing Advice)

Learn how to convey mood and emotion in your writing. Examples from John Wick, Star Wars, Spider-Man 2, Terminator, and Jurassic Park.

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[PhoenixCrown]

My story opens with hopelessness and ends with hope. Beginning is a short prologue at the start of the current age, showing despair and teasing the power and control our villain possesses. End is our MC being rescued by the rebels, he learns there are others out there fighting to overthrow their oppressors, giving him hope--he's not alone.

[SempiternamentePisa]

In my opinion this is the channel where there are the most valuable informations about writing a compelling story and consequently how to engage the reader as he deserves. I do think that you studied hardly the matter and you are seriously devoted to help writers in injecting life in what they write. I'm profoundly glad to have found your channel. Thanks Brandon and greetings from Italy. Ciao!

[AlbaPoulzen]

The book I'm currently working on opens with a heavy mood where my female protagonist (17 years old) is training her horse to one day reach her goal (dream) of becoming a show jumper at the Grand Prix at the Stockholm International Horse Show. But her horse gets spooked, makes a crooked leap, and bolts. She ends up paralyzed from the hip down and must adjust to her new everyday life. But it ends in a good mood as she keeps fighting for her dream and becomes a para show jumper.

Book title “The Para Show Jumper”

[WriterBrandonMcNulty]

What mood does you current story OPEN with? What does it CLOSE with? Let us know!

[gavinhurley]

Insightful stuff, man! Laymon's mood shifts come to mind. One of the reasons why his books are so hard to put down. I just realized this after watching your video! Cheers.

[crystaljones]

Thank you so much! I have been given pressure on many sides to simplify my story, so this was very revelatory! Thanks! My current work in progress starts with uncertainty and anxiety and ends with certainty and comfort! 😊

[batmansdragon]

This was helpful bc in it's current state, my story opens with panic/confusion, and ends with hopelessness. Maybe I need to revise these or make them more contrasting.

[opollitico]

watching this for the third time now, it's just so helpful man! cheers!

[sickdream]

My story opens with intrigue, uncertainty, and fear. Something has happened that is not supposed to ever happen. The implications of it make authorities worry

The end will be bittersweet. The great threat is defeated but the price feels too high.

[davidaleshire]

Have you done a video on writing facial expressions or reactions? I can’t seem to find anything on that, and my stuff feels overly repetitive. Ex, raised eyebrows, knitted eyebrows, eyes crimped, etc. Thanks for your knowledge.

[mariebrggernajbjerg]

Great and inspiring video! 😀🙌
I was wondering, when you use a prolouge in your story, should the ending-mood be the opposite of the opening-mood from the prolouge or from the first chapter? 🤔

[johnylitalo]

How do you fix the DC extended universe?

[nachiercanuelas]

My story start with lost, and end with rise.

[PuppetMaster-Blade]

Quick question, anyone know of any nonYA 1st person books, preferably in present tense??

[Vidyut_Gore]

Book 1: Begins with a sense of overwhelm, ends with triumph.
Book 2: Begins from a place of comfort and exploration, ends with a tepid victory with a brutal sting.
Book 3: Can't say. Spoilers.

[frote]

I’m so new I don’t even know how to begin dialogues