TheokinsJ
Troubadour
This subject has been plaguing my thoughts for quite some time now, because I can't remember any instance where I've seen it done. No doubt you've all seen a movie where the main character's love interest or best friend dies or comes close to death, prompting a really emotional scene with dramatic music- something like the introduction to the game 'The Last of Us' springs to mind, where the main character's daughter dies in the opening few minutes- I'm not usually one for crying, but I really started tearing up after that one.
I have big plans for my WIP and there are events that come about that I really aspire to connect to the reader on an emotional level- my MC's best friend and lover, the only person he has left in the world, leaves him- for reasons I won't go into, but you get the point- it's supposed to be a very emotional moment as he realises the only thing in his life that he has left, the only thing he loves, walks out on him. There are also one or two major character deaths, moments when close family members of the MC die, (Just incase you're all wondering, it's not all doom and gloom, it does end with a 'happily ever after' of sorts, but there's a lot of tragedy on the way).
So I suppose my question is, can emotion like this be done with writing? I've written emotively before, but I don't think I've ever fully captured the atmosphere I am trying to create, and I'm beginning to wonder if the atmosphere I'm aiming for, can even be created in words- Can writing be just as powerful as tv and movies when it comes to creating that emotion? How do you go about creating invoking emotion in the reader? And also, if any of you know some good books/extracts from books to read that are great examples of emotive writing at work, please feel free to suggest them!
I have big plans for my WIP and there are events that come about that I really aspire to connect to the reader on an emotional level- my MC's best friend and lover, the only person he has left in the world, leaves him- for reasons I won't go into, but you get the point- it's supposed to be a very emotional moment as he realises the only thing in his life that he has left, the only thing he loves, walks out on him. There are also one or two major character deaths, moments when close family members of the MC die, (Just incase you're all wondering, it's not all doom and gloom, it does end with a 'happily ever after' of sorts, but there's a lot of tragedy on the way).
So I suppose my question is, can emotion like this be done with writing? I've written emotively before, but I don't think I've ever fully captured the atmosphere I am trying to create, and I'm beginning to wonder if the atmosphere I'm aiming for, can even be created in words- Can writing be just as powerful as tv and movies when it comes to creating that emotion? How do you go about creating invoking emotion in the reader? And also, if any of you know some good books/extracts from books to read that are great examples of emotive writing at work, please feel free to suggest them!