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Archmage
This might be of use to new, and even experienced writers to find ways to express character emotions. There is a book for sale, but the author provides some examples on that page (these are not in the book).
The Bookshelf Muse: THE EMOTION THESAURUS
The Bookshelf Muse: THE EMOTION THESAURUS
Example entry for Embarrassment:
- coughing
- stuttering, stammering
- speechlessness
- looking down, unable to meet another's eyes
- shoulders slumping, slouching, sagging, hunching
- a desire to run away
- glancing about as if for an exit or escape
- angry or knee-jerk reactions (lashing out, taking a cheap shot, name calling)
- gritting one's teeth, pressing the lips tight
- keeping a death grip on backpack straps, gripping school books against the chest
- rapidly walking away, keeping the head down
- excessive swallowing
- muddied or panicked thoughts
- lightheadedness, tingling in the chest or stomach
- pretending to not have heard or seen
- using long hair to hide the face