The Importance of Emotion

As I'm watching The Academy Awards, it has really motivated me to write. I don't know what it is about seeing clips of movies that does that for me, but it has helped me see that moving stories are important today.  People are interested in emotional story lines as long as they are done in a powerful way. Who is to say that I can't win an Oscar one day for Best Screenplay? I know that it can be a possibility if I set my mind to it.

Stories and movies help bring about lives that people may not be aware of. They can be brought into experiences they have never had and hopefully, it moves them to the point where it changes their lives. That's the beauty of powerful storytelling.  It's all about the emotions of it. The kinds of emotions that can tug at your heart and not let go. If you're still thinking about the characters and the story a year later, then you know it's a powerful thing.

Writers should never be afraid of bringing about any sense of emotion in their projects. Write with both your heart and your head. Never be afraid of making people cringe, mad, happy, or cry like a baby. That's what you want. You want them to feel these things so powerfully that it truly affects them.

I want to be a fearless writer. I want to bring about emotions in my readers. These are things that I desire most of all.