Why writing works when it does
Writing Sad Even When You’re Not Still Means Something
Exploring what that is
Most writers tend to be introverts, though it’s not an exclusive club.
We create stories, characters, and worlds that don’t exist in reality but live solely inside our own heads.
Watching people is what we do. How they move. The expressions on their faces as they order a pastrami sandwich — hold the mustard.
Wondering where their minds are when they stand quietly in a line at Walmarts — staring off into space.
We use these images, these faces and looks, the color of their eyes, and the length of their noses to create characters that populate a story, or simply as a placeholder for some expert who is telling us how to mow a lawn.
They are all unique. They are all human and try as they might, they don’t hide their emotions all that well.
Their sadness shows. The anxiety they suffer from won’t stay under wraps and seeps through as they move through life.
Their joy in meeting a friend is there for the world to see as well if we can translate it accurately enough.
So, when we write something, anything from a letter to a post-it stuck to a…
