When I read... YES!!!
When I write... yes (about 1/10 as strong)
As little as I've done I don't know if it will stay this way when I'm writing. But in both cases I get deep into the stories and often get caught up in the emotion.
I would be worried that if I'm writing something that should have some emotional impact, if I can't feel it, how can I tell if a reader will?
Perhaps with experience I won't have to rely on that to guide me. When it comes to writing, in the words of VM Smith, "I am only an egg."
Bob
