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* LIKE I ALWAYS SAY, THESE CAN VARY DEPENDING ON YOUR CHARACTERβS PERSONALITY TRAITS AND THEIR MANNERISMS
Sometimes, writers will repeat the same things in different words when it comes to this. It can be a hard thing to write, but practice definitely helps you master it! The character should be trying to hold back, or theyβre too used to keeping their calm. Think of this of what happens before their breaking point. You can portray this best with:
- passive aggressive comments
- biting the inside of their cheek
Unfiltered, violent Rage:
THIS. This is my favourite. Now, this one is usually used in moments rather than all the time. Itβs very raw and more physical, and characters are spilling every emotion all at once. This shouldnβt look pretty, it should look real.
- hands bunched up in hair
- violent sobs and hiccups
- tears getting smeared all over their face (great opportunity to include sensory description like salty taste, itchy skin..)
- scratching or nails digging into skin
- head leaning against wall
Usually used for characters who have been too kind for their own good, or just tolerated it and are done. For fed-up anger, you start out exhausted then gradually escalate it into something more intense.
- not yelling, just firm and exhausted.
- exaggerated hand gestures, like theyβre helplessly trying to explain
- slow tears, streaming down endlessly even if theyβre holding them in
- when they reach a point where theyβre VERY mad, they could stomp their foot down or eyes widen with white hot anger
- hands fisted into balls at their side
- pausing to calm themselves
Thanks for reading <3 and remember, youβre not a bad writer if you canβt portray emotion well yet. It takes time, and even Iβm still learning:)
Quick tips 4 writing in general: be raw and real, not sanitized.
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