๐ Has there been a point in a story where you did something just to be playfully mean to your readers?
โ Whatโs a trope you will never write?
saw your emoji ask post and figured that I would ask some questions! have a lovely day!
Thank you so much, darling! ๐
๐ Has there been a point in a story where you did something just to be playfully mean to your readers?
No, never.
I have never made a choice in one of my stories with the specific purpose of being mean to my readers, playfully or otherwise. Simply because I don't think that the way I want my readers to feel should impact the story to that degree. That's a slippery slope that can accidentally lead to certain characters feeling OOC or the story taking weird turns just because the author wants to pander to their audience.
Also, I just don't relate to the "I'm a writer and must therefore be mean to both my characters and my readers" concept. If you do, that's awesome โ all the power to you! But that's not me. I write stories because I love the characters or the concepts or the world or all of the above. And so that's what I'm going to stay true to, which means that what happens in my stories happens because it makes sense for the characters, not because I want to lead my readers to feel a certain way.
I also don't want to fall into the trap of thinking that I can predict what my readers will think and feel, nor do I want to force them to feel a specific emotion. I prefer to write the story and then just let people feel whatever comes naturally to them. And, in some ways, that might be why my writing is so effective? Because I write with the character in mind, describing what they are feeling, not what feeling I want the readers to feel. And, more often than not, that seems to result in my readers feeling the same thing as the characters.
And I think some readers can tell that I'm not trying to force them? I leave it to them to experience the story as they see fit, because it's really not my job to tell them what to feel. I'm just here to tell a story.
But, all of that said, I am guilty of teasing my readers about things that I know they will react to. So it might sometimes seem like I'm doing it on purpose, but I promise I'm not. I just seize the chance to be a little shit when the opportunity presents itself xD
โ Whatโs a trope you will never write?
I've already answered this over here! :D
You have a lovely day too!
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