1. Telling
2. Cliché emotions
3. Melodrama
4. Over-reliance on dialogues or thoughts
5. Misusing backstory to enhance reader empathy
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Readers have high expectations. They don’t want to be told how a character feels; they want to experience the emotion for themselves. To make this happen, we must ensure that our characters express their emotions in ways that are both recognizable and compelling to read.
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