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Writing 38w
How do you write romance/drama w/o sounding cringe (as a new writer)
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Anonymous 38w

That’s the thing, draggg the yearning, draggg the tension, draggg the miscommunication like oh fuck they want the same thing but don’t know that only if they talk to each other type deal. Idfk

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Anonymous 38w

Make sure it’s clear that both characters are thinking that the other one is super interesting, but up the worry that the other doesn’t think the same way and don’t let their dialogue ever say exactly what they are feeling

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