Guilt is a tricky bugger, even in real life. What is guilt? Why does it have so much power? How can we use guilt in story and why would we? Before we unpack this sticky subject, let’s begin, at least, with a definition.
Tag: Kristen Lamb
Sep 14 2022
The Seven Deadly Sins of Prologues
To prologue or not to prologue? That is the question. Does our story actually need one, or are we cool to just dive in? Great question.
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Aug 17 2022
The Priority Parallax: What’s TRULY Important?
To be blunt, we’re all facing a priority problem. We’re being relentlessly told we can have it ALL, when no…no we can’t.
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Jul 20 2022
Optimism Overdose: Sometimes Life STINKS
Optimism is essential for a healthy life, healthy vision in particular…sort of like Vitamin A. In fact, for the purposes of today’s post, optimism IS Vitamin A for AWESOME. Yet, especially since the pandemic made landfall we ALL know things have been far from awesome.
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Jul 11 2022
World-Building: Captivate Readers & Never Let Go
World-building is essential for every story, but obviously genre will have a major influence on how much our story requires. Setting can add an entirely new level of dimension to our stories.
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