Comments on: Emotional Wound: Growing Up in a Dangerous Neighborhood https://writershelpingwriters.net/2015/10/emotional-wound-entry-growing-up-in-a-dangerous-neighborhood/ Helping writers become bestselling authors Tue, 30 Apr 2024 06:32:16 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: Monday Must-Reads [10.05.15] https://writershelpingwriters.net/2015/10/emotional-wound-entry-growing-up-in-a-dangerous-neighborhood/#comment-382431 Mon, 05 Oct 2015 23:27:50 +0000 https://writershelpingwriters.net/?p=15297#comment-382431 WRIT… […]]]> […] Emotional Wound Entry: Growing Up in a Dangerous Neighborhood – WRITERS HELPING WRITERS™WRIT… […]

]]> By: ANGELA ACKERMAN https://writershelpingwriters.net/2015/10/emotional-wound-entry-growing-up-in-a-dangerous-neighborhood/#comment-382179 Mon, 05 Oct 2015 02:11:14 +0000 https://writershelpingwriters.net/?p=15297#comment-382179 In reply to Leslie Rose.

Man, I can only imagine. I know I have traveled some scary places when abroad, but growing up somewhere where safety was always an issue would be life-changing.

]]> By: Leslie Rose https://writershelpingwriters.net/2015/10/emotional-wound-entry-growing-up-in-a-dangerous-neighborhood/#comment-382161 Mon, 05 Oct 2015 01:27:38 +0000 https://writershelpingwriters.net/?p=15297#comment-382161 I was in Hollywood last night and my WAZE navigation app took me through some really funky parts of town. It really made me think about the points you bring up in this post especially about kids and what they must face on their way to school each day.

]]> By: ANGELA ACKERMAN https://writershelpingwriters.net/2015/10/emotional-wound-entry-growing-up-in-a-dangerous-neighborhood/#comment-381738 Sat, 03 Oct 2015 20:42:21 +0000 https://writershelpingwriters.net/?p=15297#comment-381738 In reply to Annette.

Thanks for writing in Annette. It is hard writing these because Becca and I know that while we’re looking at possible wounds for our characters, someone out there reading our blog will have very personal experience with the painful event we describe. We try to be as respectful and as accurate as possible, but we know some are hard to read.

All that said, I think that when our writing comes from somewhere within us that is a place of knowing and truth, it makes the writing more powerful and authentic. I also hope that for some the exercise of sharing some personal pain on the page through a character is also cathartic. Take care!

]]> By: Annette https://writershelpingwriters.net/2015/10/emotional-wound-entry-growing-up-in-a-dangerous-neighborhood/#comment-381633 Sat, 03 Oct 2015 12:23:24 +0000 https://writershelpingwriters.net/?p=15297#comment-381633 Hello Angela,
As one who has overcome multiple traumatic experiences, I think that this is a very accurate description of the struggles faced and beliefs formed within individuals who’ve been wounded. I appreciate the perspective that the stories of these characters need to be told as well. I think that there are times when I hold back from character development for fear that I’ll share too much. I think it’s time I allow my characters to be more vulnerable and transparent.

Thanks for sharing this post,

Annette

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