Are you excited about what you’re writing?
If it’s a novel, screenplay - whatever, and you find yourself just plunking down words to get to your daily word count, you’re in trouble.
You’ll know what you’re putting down on paper is workable and contains some scrap of emotion if you feel it while you’re writing it.
There’s really no way to force yourself to feel, it’s something that just kind of happens. The best thing you can do to inject more emotion into yourself while you’re writing is to really get into the heads of the characters.
Let’s say you’re writing about a first date. Go back to all your past experiences and friends experiences. What were you feeling in that moment? Can you distill it into a scene, conversation, or even better, a sentence?
String a few of these together, and now you’ll be writing with emotion. And once you’re in the heat of the moment, the words will probably just come out. Go with it. Get it out, and worry about making it polished later. It’s more important to capture the raw, essence of the emotion in the first draft.
Official Word Count - 20,980
