Comments on: Wounded: Why Pain & Wounds are Vital for Fiction

By: Judith Grout

Judith Grout — Fri, 29 Dec 2017 22:46:13 +0000

Your remarks about “normal is a setting on the dishwasher” makes me recall that in Clinical Laboratory Science (which I practiced for 40+ years) we formerly had a “normal value” attached to each laboratory test result. About 20 years ago, someone brilliant pointed out that there is no such thing as a “normal” human. So now those numbers are called “reference ranges.” Who knew?

By: Maggie Mundy

Maggie Mundy — Wed, 27 Dec 2017 02:32:50 +0000

As the year draws to a close I needed to read ths. I had a first responder moment. Temp 104 and I am going “I’ll be fine”. For years I have written to keep my mind occupied so I didn’t need to look at my own emotional issues. Now I realise if I want people to feel from work I have to open up myself. This writing lark is hard but I love it. Thanks for your blog posts. Was great fun with you in NZ. Hope we meet again.

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By: Emily M H Johnson

Emily M H Johnson — Thu, 07 Dec 2017 17:07:31 +0000

This post left me shook! I can’t stop thinking about it. So insightful and painfully true. Now you got me thinking about why when I try to identify and access my own deep wounds I somehow always remember something urgent I have to go do immediately or else everyone will die. No more! That bad habit is definitely hurting my writing. And ahem… my copy of The Emotional Wound Thesaurus arrives today. Thank you for writing this!!!

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All Wounds Matter: Writing Better Stories - Kristen Lamb — Wed, 06 Dec 2017 16:26:20 +0000

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By: M.D. Hays

M.D. Hays — Tue, 05 Dec 2017 18:27:11 +0000

All cops are wounded in some way or another. Marshal Branigan is my past of all things, including what could have been.

By: Robert Kirkendall

Robert Kirkendall — Mon, 04 Dec 2017 19:15:09 +0000

A core problem in need of a resolution is a great and succinct way to explain one of the necessities of good fiction.

By: Kristen Lamb

Kristen Lamb — Mon, 04 Dec 2017 13:26:49 +0000

In reply to Angela Barnett. Nah I am a Texan. Pic was taken when I visited to speak in NZ :) .

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By: Angela Barnett

Angela Barnett — Sun, 03 Dec 2017 09:53:45 +0000

Oh I loved this…… ‘the gold is always guarded by a dragon. The larger the treasure, the bigger the beast. Emotional damage in fiction is GOLD.’ Thank you. And I have to ask, are you a kiwi? I thought you were in the US but the butt picture had me wondering. 🙂