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Q&A Describing an important emotional turmoil in the character's life I've never been through

I have this young character who grows up to be very strong and powerful but while he was young he was still discovering how strong he was. This incident happened to a friend he's protective of. W...

3 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by Dorrien‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T09:15:24Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/37285
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Dorrien‭ · 2019-12-08T09:15:24Z (almost 5 years ago)
I have this young character who grows up to be very strong and powerful but while he was young he was still discovering how strong he was.

This incident happened to a friend he's protective of. When he was beating up the people who attacked his friend, he almost killed one of them by breaking his rib cage. I wanted this to be a moment in his story that would later on make him always hold back in a fight. But I don't know what this would feel like.

In general, **how do you write an authentic emotional experience for a character if you've never experienced it yourself?**

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2018-06-28T04:33:32Z (over 6 years ago)
Original score: 9