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Find Character Motivation Thru His Past and Fear

October 14, 2011 by Kathy Steffen 6 Comments

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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.

Character Motivation to Drive Your Plot

December 13, 2010 by Kathy Steffen 2 Comments

Character motivation gives your character the power to drive his story, but a properly motivated character will also take your writing far beyond plot. Character Motivation, the Why Do you ever watch a movie and scream in frustration at the screen, thinking why are you doing that? You idiotic character, that makes no sense! The … [Read more…]