Comments on: All Wounds Matter: Writing Better Stories

By: Mommie Dearest: The Mother Wound & Fiction

Mommie Dearest: The Mother Wound & Fiction — Tue, 03 May 2022 22:43:55 +0000

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By: Judy Baker

Judy Baker — Tue, 12 Dec 2017 17:17:30 +0000

Hi Kristen,
I’ve enjoyed your blogs and suggestions and hope you don’t mind that I referred to you in my blog when I took one of your suggestions. (Hopefully you get some new signups) Your post on November 6, Training to go pro and stay pro, inspired me to try NaNoWriMo (almost). The one time I tried NaNo it became too stressful, but when I tried it your way, I was able to write 600 words a day (that was my goal, humm, you might say, I was testing the waters!). Paragraph 3 on my blog: judyswriting.blogspot.com This month my goal is higher (1000 words a day) and my story is coming together faster than ever before because of you. Thank you and have a very Merry Christmas

By: Angie Randak

Angie Randak — Tue, 12 Dec 2017 13:55:43 +0000

Kristen,
Loved you blog about wounds! Figuring out unique characters’ wounds is something I struggle with (along with fifty million other things…). I never thought of birth order as inspiring a wound!
Thanks for writing your blog. It keeps me thinking about my writing during the busy work day when I’m doing my “real” job.

By: All Wounds Matter: Writing Better Stories | For the Joy of Writing

All Wounds Matter: Writing Better Stories | For the Joy of Writing — Tue, 12 Dec 2017 01:50:20 +0000

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By: Diane Stephenson

Diane Stephenson — Tue, 12 Dec 2017 01:48:07 +0000

In reply to Diane Stephenson. I forgot to mention that I linked this to my website.

By: Diane Stephenson

Diane Stephenson — Tue, 12 Dec 2017 01:27:08 +0000

Great article, Kristen. You have made some really good points. I have used this in my still-unpublished novel, hopefully to good advantage. My “heroine” is definitely flawed and has received some heart-wrenching blows, but she perseveres and comes out on top.

By: Beth Brubaker

Beth Brubaker — Mon, 11 Dec 2017 18:20:57 +0000

I have a character that, in my younger writing years. was right out of the box perfect. I could never figure out why my story wasn’t moving forward until I realized my character had no place (or reason) to grow!

I’m still working with her- she is a fantasy character who is a pretty chestnut-haired gal (not drop-dead gorgeous thank God) and hates the fact that she is. She even wonders if she should break her nose or do something else extreme to make herself less…noticeable.
There’s a magical accident where she is bonded with the spirit of a phoenix, and when she comes to, she has no idea what happened until her mother (the mage who messed up the darned spell) shows her her reflection.
Forget the fact that she now has wings (that she only notices after the initial shock)- her first thought when seeing herself is ‘Dearest Gods, I’m a blonde!’

I’m still working on her, and maybe one days she’ll be downsized enough that I can grow her in a story. In the meantime, I still get a chuckle out of this scene!

By: Writing Links 12/11/17 – Where Genres Collide

Writing Links 12/11/17 – Where Genres Collide — Mon, 11 Dec 2017 12:08:52 +0000

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By: Michele Khoury

Michele Khoury — Sat, 09 Dec 2017 00:58:26 +0000

Thanks, Kristen.

By: Kristen Lamb

Kristen Lamb — Thu, 07 Dec 2017 23:39:02 +0000

In reply to Michele Khoury. That was a meme I used that had been floating around the interwebs.