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Find Character Motivation Thru His Past and Fear

October 14, 2011 by Kathy Steffen 6 Comments
character motivation character mask character fears

The underneath is where a reader connects and empathizes with your character. Although a reader may not be privy to this skeleton from the start of the story, she can sense when it’s there and will look forward to peeling back layers of the character until she gets to the truth.

Posted in: Characters, Writing Craft Tagged: character development, character fear, character motivation

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