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Any tips for writing SUPER-angsty fics?

As in so much angst آپ almost cry. یا something. I love angst fic so I want to write it well.
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Hoo boy...angst can be an extremely tricky thing to write. There's a particular balance needed to pull it off well. It has to be heart-touching, soul-searching, gut-wrenching, overflowing with authentic, raw, human emotion...without becoming forced, fake یا going overboard with the melodrama. The moment it starts feeling like that and getting all soap-opera-y, it fails. I'm not a writing یا angst expert سے طرف کی any means, but I'll try and give آپ some tips based on my own experience and what I've learned from other awesome writers. =)
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Dearheart said:
1) Make sure that the character(s) you're writing about has a good, solid, believable REASON to angst. Also, the type of angst should match what the reason is and how deep it goes - whether it's a breakup, a مقبول cheerleader angsting over how nobody really "knows" her, a kid in an abusive situation, a drug addict, a homeless man, a young woman who's fiance/best friend is dying, a superhero with the weight of the world on his shoulders, etc.

2) Draw inspiration from your own personal "angsty" experiences and/or characters and stories that آپ understand and relate to. For example, a character I deeply empathize with is Edward Elric from Fullmetal Alchemist. While our personalities and backstories couldn't be مزید different, we share a lot struggles and inner demons; in fact, watching him deal with his pain has helped me come to terms with my own, a little. And that enables me to write مزید powerfully and authentically about those things. I don't have to fake it, because I already know it. (link) Just remember - the مزید of your own life and دل آپ pour into the words, the مزید it will ring true with your readers and bring them to the point of reaching for a kleenex box. (And plus, it's a great substitute for therapy.) =P

3) DON'T OVERWRITE یا SPELL IT OUT. In other words, don't write anything like, "The depressed emo kid with no دوستوں was drowning in a suffocating, cold, deep, dark ocean of darkness and despair and agony and he knew death was his only hope so he cut his wrists and DIED and it was SO TRAGIC!!! ARE آپ CRYING YET??" The readers aren't stupid یا heartless, so don't treat them as if they are. They don't want to be spoon-fed emotion; they want to discover it and feel it for themselves. That's what makes it powerful.

4) Make sure there's a method to the madness. Don't randomly dive into it. Going hand-in-hand with everything I've already said, angst doesn't just magically happen یا pop out of nowhere; something has to make it happen, to build it up, to trigger it. And the character must react and deal with it accordingly. So make sure that the angst and soul-searching flows well, has a purpose, stays cohesive and moves the plot and/or character growth آگے in some way. What's the point of angst if you're not going to do anything with it? یا about it?

5) This is a principle that I hold very dear: happy endings are every bit as powerful and meaningful as کڑوا, تلخ beginnings. Sometimes آپ just need to fight for them. Nobody likes staying depressed forever! سے طرف کی all means, angst away to your heart's content...but having the character overcome the pain and earn a hopeful ending will inspire your readers and give your whole story twice as much power.
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This is very helpful and very indepth! Thanks! :)
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ruby1000 said:
ummm, not really sure... lots of twists and turns in the story. Keep the readers on their toes.
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lucius_malloy said:
BE super-angsty. then آپ can write it realistically.
just please don't go slit your wrists یا anything.
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Krillin18 said:
Angst is mostly what I write, so I hope I can help.
This may sound weird, but you've got to be a little confusing. Poetic, is the better word. Describe things in a beautiful, but sorrowful way that most wouldn't, but only آپ would.
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