Embarrassment Freaks Me Out

I hate when people get embarrassed. Seriously, I can’t handle it. I I’m not sure exactly why–but if I see someone in a particularly uncomfortable situation, my whole body hurts for them. I dislike it so very much that I have trouble spelling the word. It’s pretty much the only thing I have to look up every time I want to write it–and I avoid it just so I don’t get it wrong.

Even if it’s just television, I still get all stress-freaked and change the channel. Yeah, I am seriously that big of a dork. The thing is, I don’t really mind being embarrassed all that much. I am totally one of those attention seeking types, and I’ll take it however I can get it–but if it’s a stranger, (or worse–someone I actually know) I want to rescue them.

So, here’s the problem… I have trouble putting my characters in embarrassing situations. And, when I do finally put them in one, I rush it up to get it over with so they can go back to their normal, non-embarrassing situations. No one likes to see their characters hurt–even though that’s many times what makes a great book.

So, today I vow to revel in those moments. My heart might break a little for them, but that’s okay–because my characters are strong enough to get past it.

What about you? What situations do you avoid in your writing? And, what are you going to do to fix it?

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