How to Write Emotionally Powerful Scenes

"What you don't say, what you leave between the lines, has the power to be some of the most emotionally powerful stuff in your entire story," he says. "Wait until readers have earned it. Wait until they're panting for it." Cringy emotional scenes are usually a sign the writer failed to earn emotional sympathy with readers,. Show versus telling: When it comes time to write your big emotional scenes, you will almost always want to rely more on dramatization than summation. The build-up is half the fun.