I just started Unspoken Letters, and I really like the emotional atmosphere already. The care center in Vermont, the grief, the mystery of the letter, and the quietness around Maddy all make the story feel intimate, like healing is going to happen slowly rather than all at once.
I’m writing a YA romance with Lou and JJ, where Lou hides pain behind jokes and messy overthinking, while JJ is someone from her past who notices the little things she tries to cover up. From a writer’s perspective, do you think it’s more powerful when a character’s pain is shown through silence, like Maddy, or through nervous humor and chaos, like Lou? And how do you keep healing emotional without making it feel too easy?
