Comments on: The Connection Between Emotional Wounds and Basic Needs https://writershelpingwriters.net/2015/05/the-connection-between-emotional-wounds-and-basic-needs/ Helping writers become bestselling authors Sat, 29 Mar 2025 04:43:26 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: 9 Ways To Originalize Your Story Idea – Lederto.com Blog https://writershelpingwriters.net/2015/05/the-connection-between-emotional-wounds-and-basic-needs/#comment-686417 Wed, 22 Apr 2020 03:28:13 +0000 https://writershelpingwriters.net/?p=13548#comment-686417 […] They should be as nuanced as the rest of the cast, with motivations, wounding events, fears, and missing human needs that drive them to do what they […]

]]> By: 9 Ways To Originalize Your Story Idea | Writers In The Storm https://writershelpingwriters.net/2015/05/the-connection-between-emotional-wounds-and-basic-needs/#comment-686257 Mon, 20 Apr 2020 11:02:42 +0000 https://writershelpingwriters.net/?p=13548#comment-686257 […] They should be as nuanced as the rest of the cast, with motivations, wounding events, fears, and missing human needs that drive them to do what they […]

]]> By: A Simple Way to Giving Your Protagonist Depth - Romance University https://writershelpingwriters.net/2015/05/the-connection-between-emotional-wounds-and-basic-needs/#comment-646766 Sun, 12 May 2019 02:01:53 +0000 https://writershelpingwriters.net/?p=13548#comment-646766 […] Each of us is a different fingerprint, molded by our past and what life has thrown our way. We have motivations for everything we do, and fears, insecurities, and emotions which shape our actions, especially […]

]]> By: How to Create a Redeemable Villain — Guest: Becca Puglisi | Jami Gold, Paranormal Author https://writershelpingwriters.net/2015/05/the-connection-between-emotional-wounds-and-basic-needs/#comment-588113 Sat, 28 Apr 2018 00:04:03 +0000 https://writershelpingwriters.net/?p=13548#comment-588113 […] This emotional shielding comes in the form of bad habits, defense mechanisms, personality flaws, biases, and skewed beliefs that, while intended to protect the character, only create more problems. They’re so destructive that they create a void in the area of her basic human needs. […]

]]> By: Writing Characters That Mirror Real Life - Kristen Lamb https://writershelpingwriters.net/2015/05/the-connection-between-emotional-wounds-and-basic-needs/#comment-572240 Mon, 20 Nov 2017 13:16:47 +0000 https://writershelpingwriters.net/?p=13548#comment-572240 […] one of these layers is missing, we become compelled to fill that void. To do this, we adopt new habits, thought patterns, and beliefs that align with that purpose. These […]

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]]> By: How to Add Depth to Your Protagonist by Angela Ackerman | Romance University https://writershelpingwriters.net/2015/05/the-connection-between-emotional-wounds-and-basic-needs/#comment-565835 Fri, 06 Oct 2017 05:07:55 +0000 https://writershelpingwriters.net/?p=13548#comment-565835 […] Each of us is a different fingerprint, molded by our past and what life has thrown our way. We have motivations for everything we do, and fears, insecurities, and emotions which shape our actions, especially […]

]]> By: Crafting a Powerful Set-Up | Writers In The Storm https://writershelpingwriters.net/2015/05/the-connection-between-emotional-wounds-and-basic-needs/#comment-529446 Mon, 09 Jan 2017 12:00:28 +0000 https://writershelpingwriters.net/?p=13548#comment-529446 […] way. One way to bond your audience of unique individuals to the protagonist is to remove one of her basic human needs, such as belonging or surviving. Because everyone understands these needs, taking one of them away […]

]]> By: Vulnerability In Fiction: Teaching Jaded Characters How To Trust By Angela Ackerman https://writershelpingwriters.net/2015/05/the-connection-between-emotional-wounds-and-basic-needs/#comment-455539 Wed, 29 Jun 2016 08:36:52 +0000 https://writershelpingwriters.net/?p=13548#comment-455539 […] true-to-life. They feel, think, and behave like real people. So if Love and Belonging drives us, it must motivate our characters as well (especially in […]

]]> By: ANGELA ACKERMAN https://writershelpingwriters.net/2015/05/the-connection-between-emotional-wounds-and-basic-needs/#comment-328460 Tue, 02 Jun 2015 19:14:47 +0000 https://writershelpingwriters.net/?p=13548#comment-328460 In reply to Alexandra Wallner.

You bet–this is a unique area to explore, and so I am excited to see where it leads. 🙂

]]> By: ANGELA ACKERMAN https://writershelpingwriters.net/2015/05/the-connection-between-emotional-wounds-and-basic-needs/#comment-328457 Tue, 02 Jun 2015 19:14:16 +0000 https://writershelpingwriters.net/?p=13548#comment-328457 In reply to Theresa Milstein.

So glad this helps, Theresa!

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