I totally get you! I just killed off my favorite character and I feel completely destroyed! I know they are fictional but I still feel terrible. He was the only one is my story that still was completely innocent.
I've never killed any of my characters off, because my stories never make it past the second chapter. Even if I did have to kill off a character, I probably wouldn't cry.
I'm sorry to say I'm a pretty stoic person.
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Haven't really written extreme emotional scenes so I haven't cried till date, but yes, I have laughed really hard while writing some funny poems/stories. Happened particularly with a poem. I had to distract myself for a while because I was laughing really hard.
About crying, the best I have managed is to make myself emotional, but haven't reached the stage where I'd breakdown. My stories are generally non-violent so there is no chance of killing, but yes, my characters more often than not, end up in situations which are quite uncomfortable to them. It's my standard trope to draw laughs and connect with the reader.
But yes, I have to work hard with emotional scenes. I have realized that the jokes which make me laugh hard while writing are the jokes which click perfectly with the reader, I think the same might happen with crying. If I cry while writing a scene, I can hope that my readers shall react in same way!
I totally understand how you feel, because I tend to write the most emotional scenes ever-literally and I cry also during writing because I use it as an emotional outlet. So when I am sad and crying over this poem that I am writing about my feelings,I just let the tears drop and then I always feel better.
It's always a sad thing if you kill of character that seem like they are your friend, but you will live (be happy that this isn't real life) and I am sure that you will find writing another character that you fall in love with. Happy writing and keep on writing!
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I never killed my characters before. It's odd, but crying while writing for me has been rare. Usually when an emotional happens I chose something alternative to express that. Overall it's different elements that do that. At least that's why I try in conveying emotions.
I don't show a lot of emotion in the real world, and surprisingly, will even laugh if, say, someone is telling me a pretty sad story (I'm weird like that. It's why I love writing). However, when I'm directly watching movies or anime or reading manga or books or anything like that, I'm often overcome by sentiments and will cry a lot. Similarly, when I'm writing, I would often laugh or go hysteric over my own writing, even if it's not even halfway decent/remotely funny. I guess, even if I'm a crappy novelist, I'm still a writer... Also, I won't just tear up when I'm writing, I actually sometimes weep uncontrollably when I'm simply laying in bed and concocting a scene.
It's weird. I guess reality hadn't been my reality for a long time now.
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Sometimes I get sort of upset because I like that character a lot, but then I remember that their death is pushing my other characters along. Then, I channel my sadness in the Main character to make her grief sound believable.
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The majority of the stories I have attempted result in a death one way or another and I have never cried before. Sometimes I feel kind of shocked if the writing is especially good on that day.
Not really, I just get kinda sad. But something interesting about fictional characters, that you can't do with real ones, is you can still have those characters around. I'm going to have to kill off one of my all time favorite characters in the book I have preoccupied myself with, but I have like three different flashback stories for this character jumping about in my brain. So no, I don't much cry as much as I just get kind of sad. There is a finality to ending a character that few things can closely imitate, like the end of a TV Show that you loved.
The greatest trick the devil ever pulled, was convincing the world he didn't exist. And like ash in the wind, he was gone. The man who lived. The myth long forgotten. The legend that lives on. *poof*
I never cry when I "kill" characters. The secret is very simple: I do not let myself "love" them All my stories have at least one character who will die, so... no pain - no gain
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All my stories have at least one character who will die, so... no pain - no gain 
