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TheLemmaLlama
Jul '22

Hm, I don't think I have during the act of writing or reading it afterwards, but yes - sometimes I think of a scene when half asleep in bed, and it makes me cry. And that's how I know it's good, and need to be written down XD

I don't write my script linearly, but there's still a lot of 'buildup' for those scenes I 'experience' because of how long I've spent with the characters over the years when developing them, their minds, their background, their relationships and their world :'D

TheSingularitySeed
Jul '22

Yes! My rule is if I don't cry, how can I expect anyone else to? I have the same thought with any other type of reaction I want (laughter, disgust, surprise).

I just keep changing details around until my eyes get wet. Lots of what you've mentioned in asking myself what would make things worse if I were a reader. I haven't gotten to any sad part yet, at least with this comic, so I'll see if it's successful.

MeltingCORE
Jul '22

There are some scenes in my series that are devastating but necessary to the plot. Including several that haven't happened yet. The raw, visceral emotions have indeed made me cry. 🥲 It's hard to hurt my fictional children (even when needed)!

zeitybitey
Jul '22

Absolutely! After I finished writing my final chapter of my first novel - an emotional chapter too - I was bawling my eyes out!! I didn't realised how attached I'd become to my babies, and what I did to them just killed me too..! :cry: It does make me wonder if its impacted any reader similarly, haha

allenT
Jul '22

Not quite yet, They are drafts and sketches so it's limited. I'm trying to do it justice in the comic production.

TheDoublekey
Jul '22

Well, I have never straight up cried, but I did shed a few tears here and there when writing certain scenes. My series is pretty tragic and there's lots of sad things going on, but there also are some moments which are either so wholesome they made me cry or so depressing they made me cry. I remember shedding some tears towards the end of chapter 53 and the beginning of chapter 54 and also chapter 77 and 110, which were devastating.
Of course, these are just the numbers of the chapters for the script, the manga has gone down a different path (slower pacing, new scenes added) and the chapters don't match anymore.

EverydayWonderlander
Jul '22

I'm sure I've cried while writing certain parts, but I think what I usually get is "oh gods, that is disgusting!"

There was a scene that went public pretty recently where I had written it, gotten nauseous, and then realized that if someone like me - someone who is rarely disgusted by things that happen in real life - could feel that way, then most of my readers would feel the same.
When I got to drawing it, I even thought "Would it be grosser if I added this small detail?" and then I did. :sweat_02: I'm sorry readers, but it's for the sake of the plot !

U.F.O
Jul '22

I tend to emote with my face when thinking about different scenarios in general so it happens when I’m writing as well. I’m one of those people who laughs when writing a laughing emoji. :grin:

So yea, I remember a time when I wrote an emotional scene that made me shed a few tears.

kitkatxk
Jul '22

Yes my own writing has made me absolutely sob, laugh so hard my sides hurt and squeal with delight, or even cover my eyes at the steamy parts. I think people forget a lot of writers are writing for themselves too so don't be ashamed of it.

A lot of people tell me I wear my emotions on my sleeve so that could be it too. XD

U.F.O
Jul '22

Hehe, I relate to this part :sweat_02:

Kuma
Jul '22

Writing the last chapter of "Solomon's Time" the comic I collaborated with @RedLenai fucked me up something fierce. It was one of the most difficult experiences I had writing a comic.

Ordinaryaverageguy
Jul '22

Yes & like some of the other replies, it kinda feels like if I can't respond to my characters' situations then how could a expect a reader to become involved & respond? Maybe I like writing sad story parts, I'm not sure. I sometimes think I've always felt sadness with an intensity rarely matched by joy.

carafox2121
Jul '22

It's only ever happened for my current WIP. I just felt so in tune with the story and the character. I figured, if I felt something and I wrote, then maybe someone who's reading it might feel that same way. :cry_02:

RiidDisBuk2
Jul '22

I never wrote a sad scene, so no. Though, I don't imagine me not crying if I ever read it on the go.

XiuLyn_12
Jul '22

Sometimes, yes. :cry: Not cry over certain scenes, but I do feel emotional while drawing the scene. It helps me improve drawing emotional expressions, though! :smile:

Noorie
Jul '22
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Never felt anything because of my own works :neutral_face: maybe that's because all my emotions are already expressed in there or maybe I'm too aware the characters are not real, but anyways I'm surprised I didn't see similar answers here

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