The Colourful Book by Max E. Stone

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Angst: How to Hurt Your Characters and Make It Count

As a writer, you’re probably familiar with putting your characters through painful situations. But how can we make all that suffering worth it? NaNo Participant Liz Generally has some advice on how to write effective angst! Arabella K Federico said, “Write pain so effectively, your readers will be begging for it to end.”

When you find yourself emotionally invested in your characters, hurting them can feel outright wrong. But sometimes, for the sake of your story, you just have to push them off the cliff (metaphorically or physically!)

Make it hurt. Dig deep, and reach into the darkest pits of emotional and physical pain. Give your readers a reason to break for your character. There are a few methods you can use to do this.

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My #wcw ❤️❤️❤️ #angelabassett #writinginspo https://www.instagram.com/p/CXOr9KSLatM/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Now that #nanowrimo is done, what are you working on?? My current #wip is Black Cradle - It’s a broader (and better, I’m hoping) version of the Bennett, Warren, and Johnson’s origin story. Didn’t win Nano with this one, but I got a better idea of what I want to do with it so that’s something 😊 . . #books #bookstagram #writing #writingcommunity #write #words #mystery #series #wednesdayvibes https://www.instagram.com/p/CXOq5XSLbqB/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Happy Wednesday ❤️ Have a wonderful day 🌞 #wednesday #wednesdaywisdom #wednesdayvibes https://www.instagram.com/p/CXOnwyBrkF3/?utm_medium=tumblr

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😂 😂 #happythanksgivng #pie #memes #lol https://www.instagram.com/p/CWqi-k1LrxD/?utm_medium=tumblr

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😂 . . . #thanksgivingmemes #thanksgiving #meme #lol #funnymemes #memes https://www.instagram.com/p/CV23zZRLWf1/?utm_medium=tumblr

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🎃 #happyhalloween #spooktober https://www.instagram.com/p/CVtvtKbN5Rq/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Almost time!! Cant wait 🎃 #greatpumpkin #charliebrown #halloween #excited #tradition #vinceguaraldi #halloween2021 https://www.instagram.com/p/CVF4YfkA8zX/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Me trying to work out the details just right 😂 Anybody else? . . . #writersofinstagram #writingcommunity #writingthrillers #bookstagram #lol #write #word #wordgasm #goals #goodreads #series https://www.instagram.com/p/CQfAF9NjsaF/?utm_medium=tumblr

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I’m on it ✍🏿 . . . #writersofinstagram #writingcommunity #writer #meme #write #mondaymood #nightwriter https://www.instagram.com/p/CO_sH2CD2S1/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Rejection sucks, but it happens. The upside is I know for sure I have a good story . . . . #books #queryletter #query #rejection #literaryagents #bookstagram #writerslifeforme #writers #blackroses #mystery #suspense #mondaymotivation #cantstopwontstop #cantstopme https://www.instagram.com/p/CO_rnrqDHRx/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Next newsletter story coming up ♠️♥️♣️♦️ Featuring Rhode Island Detective Porscha Councill and California Detective Andre Hernandez. . . . . #subscribe #read #comingsoon #saturdayvibes #love #amputeecharacter #california #longbeachcalifornia #newengland #providenceri #diverse #short #stories #shortstories #shortstoriesofinstagram (at Long Beach California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CO6OJGujJmI/?igshid=w2be1ukcatxf

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“I like to see people reunited, I like to see people run to each other, I like the kissing and the crying, I like the impatience, the stories that the mouth can’t tell fast enough, the ears that aren’t big enough, the eyes that can’t take in all of the change, I like the hugging, the bringing together, the end of missing someone.”

— Jonathan Safran Foer