"Shame is embarassment
mixed with a profound desire to not be seen in public."
-- Anonymous
1. Write a two page scene
that is basically a list of what a character is hiding to impress someone.
2. Choose one source
of shame. Write a two page scene in which an adult character is still haunted
by that shameful thing.
3. Write a scene
in which a character confesses a shameful act to another. Then write a
scene in which the character finds forgiveness for that act. Finally, connect
the two scenes so they shape a story. How does the character move from
shame to the climax of forgiveness?