Tips on How to Write Pain

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No problem! And sorry about not answering sooner, I was on vacation. To make it up to you, I've made one of my trademark Long Posts about it.

TIPS ON HOW TO WRITE PAIN (FOR BOTH ORIGINAL CONTENT WRITERS AND FANFICTION WRITERS)

When I first started writing, about eight years ago, I had the same issue as imjustafuckinggirl

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When I first started writing, about eight years ago, I had the same issue as imjustafuckinggirl

How are you supposed to write about pain you've never experienced before???

The characters in my book suffer through all sorts of terrible shit, and in no way am I writing from experience, which is marginally easier to do than write about something that has never happened to you.

However, with time, I managed to gather up a few strategies on how to write pain.

1. Don't Write Paragraphs About It

 Don't Write Paragraphs About It

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I know, it's tempting. You want to convey to the reader just how much pain the character is in, and you think that the pain will be emphasized the more you write about it.

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