Comments on: A Mother Lode of Resources on Emotional Wounds https://writershelpingwriters.net/2017/10/a-mother-lode-of-links-on-writing-emotional-wounds/ Helping writers become bestselling authors Wed, 09 Apr 2025 16:14:29 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: Top Picks Thursday! For Writers & Readers 10-26-2017 | The Author Chronicles https://writershelpingwriters.net/2017/10/a-mother-lode-of-links-on-writing-emotional-wounds/#comment-569195 Thu, 26 Oct 2017 17:01:52 +0000 https://writershelpingwriters.net/?p=31316#comment-569195 […] discusses using dysfunctional behaviors to reveal characters’ emotional wounds and shares the mother lode of links on writing emotional wounds. Diverse characters are good, but Mikki Kendall urges writers to make sure your portrayal of the […]

]]> By: ANGELA ACKERMAN https://writershelpingwriters.net/2017/10/a-mother-lode-of-links-on-writing-emotional-wounds/#comment-569060 Wed, 25 Oct 2017 17:16:34 +0000 https://writershelpingwriters.net/?p=31316#comment-569060 In reply to Carol Malone.

I hope you find it very helpful, Carol–thank you so much for the kind words. <3

]]> By: Carol Malone https://writershelpingwriters.net/2017/10/a-mother-lode-of-links-on-writing-emotional-wounds/#comment-569046 Wed, 25 Oct 2017 16:19:34 +0000 https://writershelpingwriters.net/?p=31316#comment-569046 I’ve been following your website and gleaning advice from you for a very long time. You’ve helped make my writing more powerful, more emotional. I can only write when my Emotional Thesaurus is near and if I can’t find something there, I run to your site. Thank you for the in depth study of the writing process and of writing deeply emotional and vulnerable characters. I don’t ever want to hear my editor tell me again my character is flat, not spark. Thanks to you I won’t. I just ordered the Emotion Wound book.

]]> By: ANGELA ACKERMAN https://writershelpingwriters.net/2017/10/a-mother-lode-of-links-on-writing-emotional-wounds/#comment-568927 Tue, 24 Oct 2017 19:18:21 +0000 https://writershelpingwriters.net/?p=31316#comment-568927 In reply to :Donna.

Thank you Donna!

]]> By: ANGELA ACKERMAN https://writershelpingwriters.net/2017/10/a-mother-lode-of-links-on-writing-emotional-wounds/#comment-568926 Tue, 24 Oct 2017 19:18:06 +0000 https://writershelpingwriters.net/?p=31316#comment-568926 In reply to Mary Van Everbroeck.

Thanks Mary!

]]> By: ANGELA ACKERMAN https://writershelpingwriters.net/2017/10/a-mother-lode-of-links-on-writing-emotional-wounds/#comment-568924 Tue, 24 Oct 2017 19:17:32 +0000 https://writershelpingwriters.net/?p=31316#comment-568924 In reply to Mona AlvaradoFrazier.

Exactly! If you are writing a change arc, your character can’t transform UNLESS he or she moves past the fear and pain holding them back…which is caused by the backstory wound. 😉

]]> By: Mona AlvaradoFrazier https://writershelpingwriters.net/2017/10/a-mother-lode-of-links-on-writing-emotional-wounds/#comment-568921 Tue, 24 Oct 2017 19:02:01 +0000 https://writershelpingwriters.net/?p=31316#comment-568921 A mother lode of tips is right!

Whenever an editor, beta reader or critique partner says “What’s the character arc?” you can bet this area wasn’t developed or communicated effectively. (Trust me, I’ve been there).

The writer can’t answer this question (the arc) unless they know the Wound the character has in the first place. I believe it’s part of the foundation of creating a good story.

Thanks for sharing!

]]> By: Mary Van Everbroeck https://writershelpingwriters.net/2017/10/a-mother-lode-of-links-on-writing-emotional-wounds/#comment-568915 Tue, 24 Oct 2017 18:15:43 +0000 https://writershelpingwriters.net/?p=31316#comment-568915 Yes. I second Donna’s comment. Looking forward to learning more.

]]> By: :Donna https://writershelpingwriters.net/2017/10/a-mother-lode-of-links-on-writing-emotional-wounds/#comment-568908 Tue, 24 Oct 2017 16:04:40 +0000 https://writershelpingwriters.net/?p=31316#comment-568908 WOW, Angela!!!!!!! Amazing!!! Thank you 😀

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