Emotions Matter
Emotions aren't easy.
I'm not so fond of my emotions because emotions are inconveniencing, tiring, and overwhelming. I'm not an overtly emotional person, I'm a quietly anxious person. If I'm going to scream, I'm more likely to write a character screaming than I am to actually do it. This helps. The anger fades, I move on and life continues the way it always has (at a break neck pace) except I have an interesting scene to show for it.
I took a short story writing class once. My professor's advice was when you're getting uncomfortable, you're probably on the right track. I don't like emotions but I'm going for it (also admitting I have them).
An emotional, active character had much more power than a dull, vacant expression (unless that's what you're going for).
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