Comments on: The Reason Shame is the Beating Heart of All Great Stories https://authorkristenlamb.com/2017/07/the-reason-shame-is-the-beating-heart-of-all-great-stories/ Author, Blogger, Social Media Jedi Tue, 05 Apr 2022 17:24:42 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.6 By: Memory: Shape Characters & Sharpen Conflict https://authorkristenlamb.com/2017/07/the-reason-shame-is-the-beating-heart-of-all-great-stories/#comment-115474 Tue, 05 Apr 2022 17:24:42 +0000 https://authorkristenlamb.com/?p=21901#comment-115474 […] triad. The Wound, because pain deepens our stories. Then, there is the Blindspot and, finally, Shame. All three of these are inextricably bound. Wounds are often a source of shame which can also then […]

]]> By: FEAR: Why Humans Crave Stories That Scare Them https://authorkristenlamb.com/2017/07/the-reason-shame-is-the-beating-heart-of-all-great-stories/#comment-113948 Mon, 06 Jan 2020 20:46:20 +0000 https://authorkristenlamb.com/?p=21901#comment-113948 […] couple years back, I wrote a post about how shame is the beating heart of great fiction. But if shame is the heart, what is the BLOOD? The life force of truly magnificent […]

]]> By: FEAR: Why Humans Crave Stories That Disturb Them - Kristen Lamb https://authorkristenlamb.com/2017/07/the-reason-shame-is-the-beating-heart-of-all-great-stories/#comment-97324 Mon, 27 Aug 2018 16:14:34 +0000 https://authorkristenlamb.com/?p=21901#comment-97324 […] summer, I wrote a post about how shame is the beating heart of great fiction. But if shame is the heart, what is the BLOOD? The life force of truly magnificent […]

]]> By: Kimia Wood https://authorkristenlamb.com/2017/07/the-reason-shame-is-the-beating-heart-of-all-great-stories/#comment-83470 Sun, 15 Oct 2017 20:18:10 +0000 https://authorkristenlamb.com/?p=21901#comment-83470 Thank you for your honesty!
I myself have had to learn that even a sweet, churchy girl with no childhood trauma (who crochets mats for homeless veterans) has deep, dark places in her soul that I need Jesus Christ to wash away.

My characters are expressions of myself, and when I make them “perfect” I’m just trying to protect my pride and fear, and not expose myself as the wretched sinner I am!

Thank you for all your frankness and insight; it is challenging and enlightening.

]]> By: Top Picks Thursday! For Writers & Readers 07-27-2017 | The Author Chronicles https://authorkristenlamb.com/2017/07/the-reason-shame-is-the-beating-heart-of-all-great-stories/#comment-79649 Thu, 27 Jul 2017 17:02:41 +0000 https://authorkristenlamb.com/?p=21901#comment-79649 […] Looking for tips on creating characters? The Script Lab considers internal conflict and your characters, Bonnie Randall stresses taking a love inventory of your characters, Janice Hardy explains how to write characters that don’t all feel the same, and Kristen Lamb explores the reason shame is the beating heart of all great stories. […]

]]> By: The Reason Shame is the Beating Heart of All Great Stories – written by Kristen Lamb | Writer's Treasure Chest https://authorkristenlamb.com/2017/07/the-reason-shame-is-the-beating-heart-of-all-great-stories/#comment-79583 Wed, 26 Jul 2017 03:21:08 +0000 https://authorkristenlamb.com/?p=21901#comment-79583 […] https://authorkristenlamb.com/2017/07/the-reason-shame-is-the-beating-heart-of-all-great-stories/ […]

]]> By: Science Fiction, Horror & More—Why Speculative Fiction Matters – Kristen Lamb https://authorkristenlamb.com/2017/07/the-reason-shame-is-the-beating-heart-of-all-great-stories/#comment-79522 Mon, 24 Jul 2017 19:13:08 +0000 https://authorkristenlamb.com/?p=21901#comment-79522 […] The Reason Shame is the Beating Heart of All Great Stories […]

]]> By: Kristen Lamb https://authorkristenlamb.com/2017/07/the-reason-shame-is-the-beating-heart-of-all-great-stories/#comment-79516 Mon, 24 Jul 2017 13:10:16 +0000 https://authorkristenlamb.com/?p=21901#comment-79516 In reply to Gaz.

Will hunt for it. Thanks. Brain works faster than fingers often times.

]]> By: Writing Links…7/24/17 – Where Genres Collide https://authorkristenlamb.com/2017/07/the-reason-shame-is-the-beating-heart-of-all-great-stories/#comment-79512 Mon, 24 Jul 2017 11:04:38 +0000 https://authorkristenlamb.com/?p=21901#comment-79512 […] https://authorkristenlamb.com/2017/07/the-reason-shame-is-the-beating-heart-of-all-great-stories/ What fuels your stories? […]

]]> By: Gaz https://authorkristenlamb.com/2017/07/the-reason-shame-is-the-beating-heart-of-all-great-stories/#comment-79500 Mon, 24 Jul 2017 02:38:36 +0000 https://authorkristenlamb.com/?p=21901#comment-79500 missing word alert:

unwilling like ===> unwilling to like??

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