Power words are, well, powerful! Evocative words tighten and enhance the theme of a story, enticing the reader to turn the page. But how do we choose our power words? And how can we insert them in the right places?
We have many really good examples of stories that are wrapped around a theme and use power words to boost the “flavor” of the story. Wuthering Heights and Jane Eyre, written by the Bronte sisters, for instance, are great cases in point of using weather and creepy houses and stormy relationships as a part of the setting. Try to imagine another classic, Gone With the Wind, set in any place except the Deep South. The heat by itself is almost another character, much less words like “survival” and “hunger” and “desire.”
