Comments on: Guilt: How Shame, Regret & Guilt Shape Story

By: Bill Olver

Bill Olver — Thu, 10 Nov 2022 02:09:35 +0000

This was so helpful! My WIP has 2 characters acting out of different kinds of guilt and shame, and this gave me actionable ideas for spiking their emotions and giving them stronger choices. Great stuff.

By: Kristen Lamb

Kristen Lamb — Tue, 20 Sep 2022 17:47:38 +0000

In reply to Jan Sikes. Always a pleasure. Thank you for taking time to comment. I know the work I put in serves a good purpose. It's great to have the feedback.

By: Jan Sikes

Jan Sikes — Tue, 20 Sep 2022 15:21:51 +0000

Your posts are always so comprehensive and I gain so much knowledge from them. I always pin them to my Author Board for future reference. Thank you, Kristen, for sharing your expertise!

By: rachelcapps

rachelcapps — Tue, 20 Sep 2022 03:35:08 +0000

Great Post, Kristen. I just watched Unbelievable (on Netflix) and its textbook false guilt based on a true story.

By: Kristen Lamb

Kristen Lamb — Tue, 20 Sep 2022 02:15:55 +0000

In reply to Roger L Nay.

I watch a lot of television because I study it and take notes, so I use it to help me be a better writer. I couldn’t do “Absentia.” I am a stickler about fight scenes and they so badly botched one in the beginning I NOPED out.

I read and listen to a lot of books. But, to wind down at night or relax on the weekend, great television/movies are always great to add to the creative well.

By: Dale Amidei

Dale Amidei — Tue, 20 Sep 2022 01:04:20 +0000

True, true to the core across the board. The more ways our characters can grow, the more fulfilling they will be to what we’re doing. The same lesson holds for us personally as well.

By: Roger L Nay

Roger L Nay — Mon, 19 Sep 2022 22:35:29 +0000

Good post, I understand how something you can’t fix will manifest in misdirected anger. I’m with you on Ozark, Vikings, Stranger Things, and the Last Kingdom. We just finished three season of, For All Mankind, and enjoyed it. The Handmaid’s Tale, The Wheel of Time, Dead to Me, 1883, Mrs. Maisel, Poldark, Absentia, are several we liked. I think I watch too much television.