Give Your Character

Regrets

By MJ Bush of Writingeekery.com

Regret is torture.

It’s only in the darkest hours that we see the true nature of a soul.

Send your characterdeep into regret

to discover how she reacts.

Sometimes regret rages

like a flood.

Sometimes it hides behind a cheerful exterior.

Or a calm one.Those are interesting.

Sometimes it causes an emotional

firestorm.

Freeze over.

Andsometimes the

emotions

Regret is a great way to tie the past to the present, to make backstory relevant.

And it can be the undercurrent that drives the plot.

Unfortunately, it’s hard to realistically show the emotions

surrounding regret.

Characters often seem whiny or angst-ridden, no matter how hard you try.

But...

There’s a post for that.

5 Surprising Ways Regret Can Deepen Your Hero’s ArcClick! →

That’s a link.

There’s a free report, Seven Arcs of Regret,only available through that post.

Go get your copy now.Clickable!