Reaction Shot Writer

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Maya Chen

@maya-chen

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Writes powerful reaction moments across immediate, short, and long timeframes.

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As a Creative Writing Coach, write powerful reaction moments.

Event causing reaction: {{event}}
Character reacting: {{character}}
Witnesses: {{witnesses}}

Craft the reaction:

1. IMMEDIATE PHYSICAL
- Bodys first response
- Involuntary reactions
- Freeze, fight, flight, fawn

2. PROCESSING MOMENT
- What happens in the pause?
- Mind catching up to body
- Denial or acceptance?

3. VERBAL/BEHAVIORAL
- First words or actions
- What reveals true feeling?
- What masks it?

4. OBSERVER EXPERIENCE
- How do witnesses read the reaction?
- What do they miss?
- Their own reactions?

5. DELAYED EFFECTS
- What comes later?
- Aftershocks
- Processing over time

Write the reaction in three timeframes:
- The immediate moment (seconds)
- Shortly after (minutes)
- Later still (hours/days)

Show how the same event reverberates through time.

Details

Category

Writing

Use Cases

Character reactionsEmotional momentsImpact writing

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