Show your characters’ moods well and how they change. After all we’re not in one state of mind all the time so neither should they be. Moods affect actions affect consequences and plot! Show your characters learning from their experiences - what not to do again for example - and where appropriate where a character refuses to learn. Look at why they have that refusal - is it just stubbornness or are they afraid of change? Have they good reasons to be afraid?
Use your mood to help your writing. If you’re in a sad mood and you’ve got a sad scene to do when better to write it? You don’t have to write in strict chronological order. Conversely, use writing to help improve your mood. Being creative in itself is a positive thing. If what you produce is good, even better. (And if not, it’s on its way to being better because a darned good edit works wonders!).
Show your characters’ moods well and how they change. After all we’re not in one state of mind all the time so neither should they be. Moods affect actions affect consequences and plot! Show your characters learning from their experiences - what not to do again for example - and where appropriate where a character refuses to learn. Look at why they have that refusal - is it just stubbornness or are they afraid of change? Have they good reasons to be afraid?
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