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How can I make a character's emotions bolder and more obvious without overemphasizing?

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How can I make a character's emotions bolder and more obvious without overemphasizing?

On SE I asked a similar question about how to emphasize more. But I want to find a good balance that won't end in my overemphasizing on anything or seeming to exaggerated. I'd prefer to make my character seem as "real" and "natural" as possible while still making an impact.

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Welcome to Codidact! Could you add an example of a passage that you think is not bold enough, or one ... (3 comments)
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It's not clear what you are looking for, especially since the basic options are obvious:

  1. Italics: No, we are looking for a blue car.
  2. Bold: All purchases are final. No warranty is implied.
  3. Caps: PUT THE GUN DOWN NOW!

Of course you can use combinations of the above to suite the situation. With three orthogonal binary options, there are a total of 23 = 8 possibilities (including no emphasis at all). Any of them could be appropriate in a particular context or writing convention.

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Michael‭ wrote 7 months ago

Underlining is also an option (and easier to do obviously in handwritten text than bold or italics). It is not a great idea in digital media for the possible confusion with link text.

In rare circumstances, I have also encountered lower-case-sized capital letters ("small caps") to indicate extreme emphasis.