Ever the poet, I find myself led in writing by emotional impulse and drive; and because of this have trouble writing fiction at large because it often requires writing against my emotional grain, which is to say it makes me leave my headspace and go to another, which just doesn't work for me.
I want to be better at this feat.
How do you go against your emotional grain in writing? Do you fake your emotional state with music or ambiance? or do you just stone-face your way through until you have your stoic ideas out, then apply synthetic emotions to the page?
I will honestly say that, thus far, I've gone through every emotion in real time that's made it onto my pages, and I believe this to be taxing on me as a writer.
I look forward to the discussion.
Ty
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