As an author being able to place myself in my characters shoes & feel their emotions is critical to writing a good story.
I find empathy & being in tune to others feeling comes naturally.
We are a sensitive breed who feel deeply; It is a blessing & a curse.
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@AriMeghlen @RPoli3 Mostly I just tell them I'm retired and the wait for the awkward silence. Sometimes they ask what I do to stay busy. Other times, it's just "Oh, that's nice" with about the same tone they would use to say "Oh, they made him look so natural!"
@RPoli3 @AriMeghlen My fiction is from the Civil War and early post-Civil War. I use some of my ancestors' first names only and otherwise just first names that were common at that time.