The Writers Guide To Writing

Feelings

#can you feel the love tonight? The peace the evening briiings,#

In a great peice of writing, making your readers *feel* is everything. Its the difference between a flat scene and an emotional memorbale one.

Some famous examples:

"I dont wanna go, Mr Stark-"

"He may be your father, boy, but he aint your daddy,"

Simplicity is effective. Peters heartfelt cries or a small dying philosophy had me bawling like a baby every time. Because you feeeeeel it.

Now, to create feeling in writing, you dont necessarily need to name the feeling. Sometimes showing your character is sad, angry or happy is better.

Example 1: her shoulders dropped, jaw slack, as she felt the blood run down her chest. She was dying. Covered in red she sank to the ground. Fire burned in her wounds, twisting and torturing her soul.

Feelings - pain.
Conveyed through - fire, mention of soul.
Technique - short dramatic sentence structure, metaphors.
Body language - limp, lifeless.

Example 2: His whole world lit up, like the sun breaking through a storm. He could see her all so clearly. Heart thundering, he cradled his child gently, overflowing with love.

Feelings - happiness, love.
Conveyed through - sunlight, heartbeat.
Technique - similie, metaphors
Body language - a little vague.

If you want more examples give me prompt and I can help you out. Now, feeling this story is everything, but sometimes its okay to tell it how it is. Otherwise, you will end up with a story made of all kinds of flowy sentences, but little story and structure. Also, a good description can be great for dramatic effect.

So, in conclusion: feel it.

Feel free to ask questions!!