Is it normal to cry over a book?

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This isn’t about me reading a book and crying. I am actively writing a book, and today I wrote a fight scene. In the fight scene, the main character’s significant other gets hurt, and because of this I actually started to cry. Can someone explain this?

Tags: asked October 3, 2014

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I would believe it is normal, a lot of people put characters in who are real life friends or family, or a character reminds them of someone and something bad happens it will make them think of the person they know. I know i have spread a tear over a few books through the years.
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Good writing draws on the author's emotions and experiences in life, building a scene in old aches and triumphs. Honestly, if you're the author and it's meant to be an emotional scene then I think driving yourself to tears is a sign you're on the right track.In a more general sense, people cry over emotional scenes in books, movies, songs that hit their heart strings at the right angle... all kinds of things. It's more common for women to *admit*, but based on my experience it's just about as common in men, they just won't cop to it. Sometimes the tears are just a reaction to a strong surge of emotion and it overwhelms someone enough that their system reacts by crying as a kind of overload valve.... and seriously? Don't worry about 'normal'. Most of the time it's like a kid worrying if they're being 'grown up' enough: the only answers are usually "yes" or "who cares?" Just like there's no such thing as a 100% average person, there's no such beast as a completely normal person. We've all got quirks and preferences and feelings of some kind that others don't, as long as they aren't harming anyone, it's best to just make peace with who you are and live how you want.
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i imagine that it is because you have invested alot into the characters, and the developement in the story and if it can make you cry then AWESOME! if it makes the one writing sad enough to cry, imagine the reader! you have a good story there.
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Your attachment to your characters is personal and deeply connected to your own emotions. It is perfectly normal to cry while writing overly emotional scenes and scenarios. Writers like JK Rowling and Mitch Albom have stated that they've cried over their own drafts while dealing with a difficult situation [Example; the deaths of friends and family in harry potter series.]
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its not only normal but it also shows your love for your work.if u are so much into it that u can cry then this is something u should need to be proud of because u treasure ur work so much that u feel the characters.if u'll keep this up i'm sure u'll write a masterpiece.all the best!
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Did you design the main character after you in any way? Do you have similarities in experiences? Did any of your loved one left you (e.g. died or moved away from you). Or have you been trying to avoid showing your emotions on your own problems? This might be the cause of your crying after writing your book. It is quite normal to feel that way
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I tink is beautifull that you cried after what you wrote, people tend to proyect part of their feelings and emotions into their work. The fact that you conected with a written emotion also speaks good about you, it mens you hae empathy a very scarce resource nowadays. Good for you for writing a story, or a novel, hopefully you will some day share the story with some of us. Enjoy your day, and smile a lot.