#WordWeavers 7/2 What's the hardest emotion for you to write and why?
I don't think one emotion is any more difficult than another. For me, the difficult part is hitting the right pitch of emotion for the scenario. I don't want the characters over or under reacting (without good cause anyway) but I also want the emotion to feel genuine. That sometimes takes a few drafts before I hit it right.
I saw a production of the Scottish Play in the globe once where, after MacDuff gets news that his children and wife were murdered, takes the news completely deadpan. He still said the lines, but might as well have been talking about the weather. It was bone-chilling and worked so, so well!
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