![]() ![]() (Check out this blog for more: Beware of the Great Oz Effect!) But the reader only knows what you put on the page. You know everything, you feel everything. You know the meaning behind that laugh you wrote, because you’re the Great Oz for your story. They miss the psychological message behind that laugh. Anger.īut if you write what I call a Basic - she laughed or he chuckled - the reader doesn’t pick up those emotions. They could be covering up a variety of feelings. We can usually tell if they’re upset about something, but they’re laughing to cover up their real reaction. Or if they’re laughing, but uncomfortable. ![]() We can usually tell if their laughter is genuine. ![]() Or don’t get a joke, but they’re laughing anyway. We can usually tell if they get an inside joke. We can usually tell if they’re laughing at themselves. We can usually tell if they think something is crazy-funny. We pick up nuances that add interest and depth and power. When people laugh, we almost always pick up what’s behind their laughter. ![]()
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