#writingemotion

[coffeebeanwriting]

Ways to Make Your Readers Cry 😢 (With Examples) — Pt. 1

1) Make sure you’ve created a character the audience cares about. A character who has struggled and who the readers can relate to will pull more of an emotional response. We relate to Katniss because of her unwavering love/protection for her sister. We want her to win and come home to her.

2) Make the characters struggle/give them a difficult journey. Nothing is easy in life, whether it’s fiction or reality. It can be tragic to see a character we’ve grown to care about get shoved around by life, bad situations or just plain bad luck. Katniss may have saved her sister from the Games, but she had to deal with losing Rue, getting hurt, thinking she was betrayed by Peeta, etc.

3) Show, don’t tell. It all goes back to the way you write the story. It’s much more sad to read the details and description of (ex. someone dying) rather than the author just saying that they died.

4) There must be stakes. The character(s) must risk losing things as they adventure throughout the story. Cause and effects for their actions. When the bad effects outweigh the good, things can become really sad. Katniss and Rue try to slow down the Careers and a terrible effect is that Rue dies. A life just might be the highest stake you can dangle over a readers head.

5) Give the characters (and the reader) hope. Then take it away. As the characters are approaching something that seems impossible, they must feel hope that they can win, that there is a way out of this alive. You could take this in dozens of different directions (not limited to these):

     • There is a way out, but no one sees it.      • There was never a way out and they were doomed from the start.      • They find a way out but at very high stakes— death.      • Sacrifices are made in order to win/get out.      • There is a way out, but betrayal ruins it all.      • There is a way out... but only for one person.

When Katniss found Rue in a trap and got her out safely, they experienced a moment of false-hope. Everything was okay now, right? She dies seconds later.

6) Make it unfair. When an experienced solider rides into battle, he is aware that he may die. This can be sad, but it’s not necessarily unfair. Change a few things up... and it can become truly tragic: a young, frail boy is drafted into the war right after his newly wed wife fell pregnant. Or, a little girl whose name is pulled from a glass bowl to fight to the death in a game for entertainment. We don’t weep for Kato or the Career pack in the Hunger Games because it’s not unfair for them. It’s unfair for Rue.

Pt. 2 — Coming Soon! [Sources 1] | [Source 2] 

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[furiouslywriting]

Writing emotions masterlist!

I did a series of posts on writing emotions using body language so I thought I'd put them all in one place! Enjoy!

Anger

Fear

Love

Nerves

Sadness

Shyness

Surprise

[janetheunicornandherlovebunnies]

What are some of your favorite emotional scenes? ⁠ -⁠ I always cry over Mark's final scene on E.R.😭❤️ ⁠ or every scene in Octavia E. Butler's Kindred😂⁠ -⁠ Tag your favorite book, fanfic, T.V. show, movie etc.⁠ -⁠ #writingtips #writingemotion #writing #octaviabulter #kindred #fiction⁠ ⁠ ------------ https://www.instagram.com/p/CQ9cYSmNFVb/?utm_medium=tumblr

[dutifullyloudmilkshake]

[sircharlesthepoet]

Finding Home

Home is a place where you don’t have to be___But you can just be.It’s peace. Safety. It’s acceptance.Home is closed eyes inhaling an atmosphereTainted with that distinct recipe.Stern face—illuminated in a golden cloudThe music—a tragedy of natural composition;The rawness of life in explosion.Many have left, some returnedAn osculation of the ocean that takes, sometimes gives. Very often, home is…

[iwriteaboutwerewolves]

When people are angry they will...

Chew/bite their lips (this trait is often prominent if they are trying not to talk back)

Speak robotically or stumble over their words

Interlace stiff fingers, sometimes moving them back and forth

OR clench their fists and pulse them

Fidget their feet or legs, even getting up and moving back and forth if they become agitated enough

Stare while they’re talking; either at the person they’re angry at, or something nearby

Fidget with something in their hands; often exerting so much pressure on the object that they will snap or shatter it

Hands and voice will begin to shake, especially if they are angry and frightened at the same time (for example, defending someone who is being attacked or bullied)

[lunavallefuocopoetry]

La vita è una sola e per questo va vissuta intensamente in ogni attimo. La vida es una sola y por eso hay que vivirla intensamente en cada momento. Life is one and for this reason you have to live intensely in every moment. . . . #aforismi#citazioni#scrivoaforismi#scrigoemozioni#riflessionisullavita#amore#love#writingemotions#lavitaeunasola#vivereintensamente#liveintensely#avidaesunasola#vivirintensamente#instapoetrygram#instapoetsociety (presso Mantua, Italy) https://www.instagram.com/p/CGBaTDCFqDTtzVdwqTxXBwuo1tKuUbZvgof0mk0/?igshid=1d9k9omm5viug

[sophrites]

Writing Nervousness

• Fidgeting (with their fingers, feet, hair, etc)

• Pacing (moving from one spot to another repeatedly)

• Overthinking 

• Closing and reopening their hands 

• Avoiding eye contact 

• Biting their nails 

• Brows knit together 

• Stiff body 

• Repeating something over and over again under their breath 

[writeheallivepage]

Writing is Healing

Writing is my escape. Escape from reality because the reality is something that we may have not wanted at some point. Good and bad things happen. Things that we can't change in our actual life can be altered in our writings. We can create wonderful moments because who cares? It's our writing. I can say ALL the things through my pen and paper or sometimes, my phone. It's a fascinating feeling. To let go of your unwanted emotions is one the best feeling in this world. You can curse all you want because you feel that your life's all fucked up. But who cares? Only you cares. It's your writing anyway. People might judge you but still, you're the writer. It's like building a tiny world designed for yourself. A world that protects your emotions from the annoying reality forces. A shield that protects you from getting hurt. A world that you can call your healing place. That's it. Writing is healing. It heals your wounded emotions even if it is just for a short period of time. It gives your mind a healing time to let go of negative thoughts for the positive ones to come in. You write 'till your hands feel numb. Then you take a deep breath. Ha! Everything is clear again. New thoughts reached your mind. A brand new positive energy was created inside your heart. It's gives you hope to face the reality again. Writing is hope.

[adriccenerii]

I wrote this determined to make it true, to make it happen. And if feels like a prophesy that has come to pass. It feels like I finally began living and enjoying the life I was gifted with, and for so long I felt like a punishment living it the first 25 years of my life. • • • • • • #wakingup #gaypoet #reflectionphotography #writingemotions #gaywriter #queerartist #gayhot #illustator #gayartist #creators #loveyourself #overcomingfears #prophecy #gaypoetry #gaywriters #gayboy #gaylovestory #bookstagram #adricceneri #poemofig #bookshelf #poetry #awakening (at Chicago, Illinois) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4uquUFpoJx/?igshid=1h43r71wlgk5c

[carriejonesbooks]

Zombie Deer, Emotions are Contagious & Carrie Makes No Sense at 2:30 a.m.

Zombie Deer, Emotions are Contagious & Carrie Makes No Sense at 2:30 a.m.

When you’re in a business or nonprofit or just in your house, you’ll often notice that emotions are kind of like the flu. They can be easy to catch.

When your friend is angry because someone is being a punk on Facebook, you often get angry, too. When your kid is sad, you can get sad. Emotions from others often seep into us, especially in a workplace.

Let’s say everyone is super…

[furiouslywriting]

I'm considering expanding my tips on emotions and body language but I'm not sure what else to add! I've already covered quite a few emotions. Can you think of any more not on this list? (I've also done one on happiness). Thanks!

[lunavallefuocopoetry]

La sofferenza è come una collana di perle. Suffering is like a necklace of shiny pearls. . . . #perle#pearls#sofferenza#suffering#amore#love#pensierodelgiorno#poeta#scrittore#versi#frasi#emozioni#scrivereemozioni#writingemotions#poesiaitaliana#lunavallefuocopoetry#poesiacontemporanea#parole#words#author#libro#leggerefabene#streetpoetry#pensieri#poetry#thoughts#letturachepassione#collanadiperle#pearlnecklace https://www.instagram.com/p/CSCYD1XM02i/?utm_medium=tumblr

[lunavallefuocopoetry]

Memorie di una vita si ritrovano a ricomporre un mosaico di linee e colori perduti. Memories of a lifetime are found to recompose a lost mosaic of lost lines and colors. . . . #poesia#poesiaitaliana#autoriemergenti#italianpoetry#emergingwriters#pensierodelgiorno#versi#frasi#scrivereemozioni#writingemotions#mosaicoantico#ancientmosaic#sicilia#villaromanadelcasale#enna#piazzaarmerina#ginoviniciogentili#archeologia#poesiacontemooranea#contemporarypoetry#lunavallefuocopoetry#poesiadamore#amanti#lobers#lobepoems#parole#citazioni#quotes#words (presso Mantua, Italy) https://www.instagram.com/p/CPQrRcbFvrZ/?utm_medium=tumblr

[lunavallefuocopoetry]

E scende la sera... And night falls... 💙 . . . #scendelasera#nightfalls#frasibelle#nicequotes#pensieribelli#nicethoughts#citazioni#quotespoesia#poetry#emozionibelle#niceemotions#writingemotions#scrivereemozioni#poesiaitaliana#italianpoetry#aforismi#aphorisms#semplicità#semplicity#quotidianità (presso Mantua, Italy) https://www.instagram.com/p/CPEUB_rFoT5/?utm_medium=tumblr

[lunavallefuocopoetry]

Buon primo maggio a tutti!!! Un primo incontro non si dimentica mai! Me lo confermate??? A first meeting never forgets! Can you confirm that? . . . #poesiaitaliana#poesiacontemooranea#amore#primoincontro#Italianpoetry#contemporarypoetry#firstmeeting#primomaggio#fiordiloto#frasibelle#citazionibelle#beautifulquotes#leggerechebello#leggerechepassione#leggerepoesie#readingpoems#lunavallefuocopoetry#scrivere#pensieribelli#writingemotions#writing#nicethoughts (presso Mantua, Italy) https://www.instagram.com/p/COUeiOrFnmM/?igshid=bu11r31hfevx