Crafting Emotion: Tips for Writing Guilt.

“Guilt is to the Spirit, What Pain is to the Body.” — David A Bednar.

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Feeling Guilty is Such a Hard Thing to Deal With.

At least, in my opinion. I hate feeling guilty. I hate doing something wrong especially when it comes to hurting others. Even if it’s not intentional, it’s still a gut-wrenching feeling.

So when writing it, it can be very hard to come across as genuine or as heavy as you want it to convey. There’s so many different reasons to feel guilty about something, also so many different ways to write it.

Let’s get started: what is guilt?

Guilt: A feeling of culpability over an offence. (Can be real or imagined.)

What Are Some Obvious Physical Signs that Could Be Perceived as Guilt?

Facial Expressions:

• Chin dipping towards the chest.
• Blushing.
• Sweating.
• Lip biting.
• Quivering chin.
• Darting/glances eyes towards the person wronged.