How To Make Your Readers Cry

There are quite a lot of books out there that have made me cry, sob, or sit there wondering if I'm supposed to care that the character died. That last option might currently be the case, which begs the question: how do you make your readers cry? Well, firstly, we should refer to the How To Make A Character page. There are a few simple steps that I'm going to show you.


 * 1) Make a character with a situation that people can relate to.

Someone with cancer or family issues might not relate to everyone in your audience. But, for the most part, people can relate to strong feelings of anxiety, fear, anger, heartbreak, and happiness. That's why, when you're making a situation, shape it so they go through not only the process of getting the cancer, but also elaborating on how they feel during the process. This will make the readers much more worried about the character; as they've felt these feelings and can relate to the fear. It's especially effective with something like cancer, because it's something everyone has tried to find a cure for and it's a solid reminder of how many people have been lost from the sickness.

2. Make a certain relationship.--

--someone to mourn over the dead character. If nobody cares, it's highly likely the audience won't either. If the characters go through hardships and immediately think of their lost buddy, the reader will as well, forever keeping them in their mind. This makes it much more sad when the character dies; as there's someone that will never forget them.

3. Make them die doing something heroic/their last words heroic.

We all know how cheesy this is. But, at the same time, if someone whispers, "Tell Ruby I'm sorry...", it'll most likely make the reader gasp and start to cry. Maybe it's just me, seeing as how I've cried over multiple Avengers films. This is a big part.

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