I've gone a little weepy occasionally when mocking up a story in my head, but this isn't so much writing as daydreaming a situation, and these situations don't always end up on the computer screen. When I write, something else happens and I turn into this machine pouring the story out. Not saying no emotion, but it goes onto the screen through the keyboard, and it's almost as if I'm no longer there. The story is running, not me, I suppose. The characters do the crying. It's almost like I'm channeling.

Yeah once the keys are hitting the emotion goes bye-bye... not to say that the scene can't then make other's bawl (been accused of that) but the emotional level for me is different. Probably has something to do with actually trying to get grammer right.

It's the opposite with me - I feel less emotion when I'm daydreaming but much more once the thing is actually on the page. I think typing it out makes it seem more real, somehow.

I get both. LOL More during the writing, though. Lord...at the end of And The Two Shall Become One (Prince's Angel sequel), Shay and I both were in tears playing out the end of the final fight.

I wrote my forever-favourite characters' death about 2 years ago. I cried my eyes out while writing it. I felt like a right fool I must admit, but what can you do. I still haven't decided if I'll ever let anyone read that particular instalment. Too final.

I've gotten weepy when mapping out certain plot points. Of course, I'm rather weepy in general these days...

I know this post is about crying. Lately I haven't written anything really, really sad. I have written several romantic comedies and while writing them I am cracking up in certains scenes or dialogue. I know this is a sad forum, but it's still about feeling some emotion so strongly that as a writer your react.

Definitely. Laughing, crying, anything that's strong enough to bond you with your characters. My best (worst)? Reaching for a mug of coffee when I'd just written about my character making one. head::desk

Dear gods, yes! More times than I could count. \"Nyx's Knights\" is so hard on me that I can't write on it for long periods of time. I hope it will get lighter shortly, but I doubt it.

I usually tear up at the concept of what I'm writing, but not in the actual writing of it. I think feeling the emotion still gets conveyed to the page, but it's hard to see the screen when you're crying, you know? ;)

Actually, now that I think about it, that's probably more how it works for me too....

siennablack: ...it's hard to see the screen when you're crying, you know? ;) I've had to walk away from the keyboard, type through the blurry eyes and sniffling, and one time I had to close my eyes while I typed it out (a great trick for whem I'm having a problem staying focused). There's usually a huge amount of errors in those sections. I'm bad for skipped words during a normal writing session.

I usually tear up at the concept of what I'm writing, but not in the actual writing of it. I think feeling the emotion still gets conveyed to the page, but it's hard to see the screen when you're crying, you know? ;)That's more like it for me too.

I cry quite often about the plight of my characters and then I look at the big picture, the whole story and think : "Damn, I wrote that !!" It makes me want to keep writing !!