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By: Review: The Emotional Wound Thesaurus by Angela Ackerman and Becca Puglisi – ONE THOUSAND CANDLES

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By: ANGELA ACKERMAN

ANGELA ACKERMAN — Sun, 01 May 2016 17:42:54 +0000

In reply to Sara Beth. Very glad these posts help!

By: Sara Beth

Sara Beth — Sun, 01 May 2016 03:42:56 +0000

I always doubt whether I have effectively weaved in the backstory of my character (who accidentally ran someone over and went to jail) into his present situations and relationships. Thank you SO much for these posts. It helps to know that I have developed him almost exactly as I should have. Yey I’m doing something right ha! He follows many of these trends, although he has become a Christian so he’s a lot less depressed etc but before that, definitely he hits the mark with many of these attributes.

By: quietriver

quietriver — Wed, 16 Sep 2015 17:10:02 +0000

My character let loose an evil god and she inadvertently melted a city filed with thousands of people down to the ground. The guilt i’ve given her isn’t enough so this should help a lot, so thanks.

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Mon, 27 Jul 2015 14:44:52 +0000

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By: Ellen Mulholland

Ellen Mulholland — Sat, 11 Jul 2015 22:21:47 +0000

Great post and information. So appreciate how you write with such tenderness. Writing can be very therapeutic. The more we know, the better care we take of our readers. Thanks for all your research and time!

By: Traci Kenworth

Traci Kenworth — Sat, 11 Jul 2015 22:21:36 +0000

Another really good one. A lot can be done with this wound.

By: Rita Bailey

Rita Bailey — Sat, 11 Jul 2015 19:08:11 +0000

This is exactly the post I needed to read today. I’m taking a course on Story Structure and thought I had my protagonist’s psychological needs, moral flaws, and desires figured out. The instructor pointed out that I told her a lot about my character but not that deepest psychological need–a need that has to drive the whole story and leads to the actions and decisions that make up plot. This post has given me a template that I can apply to every character I write. Looking forward to the rest of the emotional wounds series.

By: Rachel Leigh Smith

Rachel Leigh Smith — Sat, 11 Jul 2015 17:24:55 +0000

Could some of this be applied to a character who blames herself for her youngest brother being kidnapped? She was about 12 when it happened and supposed to be watching him on the playground. She turned her back for a few minutes to talk to one of her friends, and when she looked back to her brother he was gone.

The inciting incident of her novel is finding the missing brother, but of course this event has shaped her entire life. It’s a paranormal, and the brother is the future alpha of their pack, so there’s a ton of stuff going on that she blames herself for starting, even though she didn’t.

By: Kristina Stanley

Kristina Stanley — Sat, 11 Jul 2015 15:32:14 +0000

I’m bookmarking this page. Excellent advice.

By: ANGELA ACKERMAN

ANGELA ACKERMAN — Sat, 11 Jul 2015 15:21:20 +0000

In reply to Denise Willson. Thanks so much Denise! I hope you enjoy the rest of the series on Emotional Wounds as well! Happy writing :)