how to write unemotional characters | the art of subtlety
Let’s be honest. Many of us writers are hopeless romantics with a secret penchant for what some would call drama. We mourn roadkill on the streets and have iron-clad loyalties to our favorite songs just because of the emotional experience we associate with them. Many of us writers find it hard to imagine people who… Continue reading how to write unemotional characters | the art of subtlety
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Nov 09, 2023 07:52AM
Great thoughts! I also have found the reading books written by men often give insight into the "unemotional" male tendency. (Particularly thinking of Louis L'Amour, Brock Thoene, even James Herriot--not that they don't show feelings and even emotions, but they often do it in a deliciously blunt and brief way.) Now, have I been able to incorporate that writing style? That's a different story ...
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Hanna wrote: "Great thoughts! I also have found the reading books written by men often give insight into the "unemotional" male tendency. (Particularly thinking of Louis L'Amour, Brock Thoene, even James Herriot..."Thank you, Hanna! And I like reading books written by guys for that same reason! I definitely use that for inspiration when I write in the POV of more "unemotional" characters. (Though it conflicts a bit with my love of poetic prose... 🤣)
