WRITERS: how does an author portray this?
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ThinkDamnit
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As an author who's had a lot of experience with reader feedback, I can assure you that what you're talking about is one of the many indescribable elements that separates a true, artistic writer from a poor one. How does a good writer imbue his work with that effect? Well, it's a complex combination of many different things, one of them being pure heart and personality. Realistic and likable characters, riveting conflict, and poetic flow are just a few things that can help to contribute to the effect you're talking about -- but there's others, including one major one. Proper foreshadowing is the best way to bring that sort of smile out of the reader. When you're smiling at someone's story -- or the characters in it -- are you thinking ahead into the story?
It's hard to explain -- a good writer has a knack for the technique, but it comes from creative instinct and not just cognitive prowess.
Hope this answer helped!
-Cook
It's hard to explain -- a good writer has a knack for the technique, but it comes from creative instinct and not just cognitive prowess.
Hope this answer helped!
-Cook
I'm not sure what you are asking?
If you want to know how a writer conveys a character having that reaction while reading, then you would just describe it with the senses. Something along the lines of: Her heart pounded as she read about Ally telling Gina off. The characters were so real, Mia had to clamp down on her lips to keep from smiling.
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If you want to how an author can write so well that you as the reader feels that excitement, well, it's almost the same answer. Skill, using all the senses and active sentences to pull the reader into the moment to be right there with the character instead of at arm's reach with passive sentence structures.
If you want to know how a writer conveys a character having that reaction while reading, then you would just describe it with the senses. Something along the lines of: Her heart pounded as she read about Ally telling Gina off. The characters were so real, Mia had to clamp down on her lips to keep from smiling.
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If you want to how an author can write so well that you as the reader feels that excitement, well, it's almost the same answer. Skill, using all the senses and active sentences to pull the reader into the moment to be right there with the character instead of at arm's reach with passive sentence structures.
AnnabethChase5450
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Well, first they make you like the character. You won't be happy or excited if something like that happens to them if you don't like them. Most authors also make you pity them - the whole zero to hero concept is rather popular. It's really basically just all of that in a character that makes you want something good or exciting to happen to them, so you feel like you just have to smile for them.
One way is have the main character have its chance for victory and fail. You have to build up to this point because as they fail, you need your reader to be saddened by their defeat and wish they would have another chance. There is a period where the character is building up to conquering their goal again and this time they succeed.
Another way is having your character being totally oblivious to the event leading up to the point where the reader gets all excited for the character. This way you have the reader talking aloud to the book saying things like 'turn around!' or 'don't do that!'. Doing this you must have hints that the reader will know and the character does not know.
I hope this makes sense
Another way is having your character being totally oblivious to the event leading up to the point where the reader gets all excited for the character. This way you have the reader talking aloud to the book saying things like 'turn around!' or 'don't do that!'. Doing this you must have hints that the reader will know and the character does not know.
I hope this makes sense