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WRITERS HELPING WRITERS®

WRITERS HELPING WRITERS®

Helping writers become bestselling authors

LISA HALL WILSON

Identify Your Character’s Emotional Triggers

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Using Physical Pain to Show a Character’s Past Trauma

5 Ways Trauma Makes Your Character an Unreliable Narrator

Use Trauma Strategically To Create An Emotional Arc

4 Tips for Writing Your Character’s PTSD and Trauma Memories

7 Ways Deep POV Creates Emotional Connections With Readers

What You Can Learn from Rhetorical Questions in Your Manuscript

How To Research Mental Health and Trauma For Your Characters

What Is Emotional Context And Why Does Your Story Need It?

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