: Re: How do I write someone in an enchantment? I'm having trouble writing a scene in my book where the main character is about to be pulled into an enchantment before her friend saves her. A bit

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Try drawing from your own life. Try remembering a time when you found an object that really affected you. If you can remember seeing a toy as a child, and relate the why of wanting it, or an image in real life or on the web. It could even be something you like to eat when you're very hungry. These kind of memories will help you find the emotion of wanting or curiosity involving the necklace.
Next could be tying those emotions to the character's experience and past as they examine or handle the object. This can cement the experience for the reader since even though they are unlikely to have ever found a necklace in a bazaar that reminded them of their loving Aunt Lucy and the terrific Liver and Onions she made for the character, the specifics from your story will suggest specifics from their lives.
POV can make this easier or harder. First Person from the to-be-enchanted character POV lets you write using direct and indirect thoughts in a natural way to make the moment more detailed and intimate. 3rd Person from the character will raise the bar on the challenge. Telling the scene from the POV of the person that breaks the enchantment lets you describe the outward effects and behaviors of the about-to-be-enchanted character and that character can observe what is right and what is off about their behavior and figure out that something is wrong.

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