Tips for Young Writers 28: Make sure all your characters want something all of the time.
When you write a scene, try to make sure every character in it, secretly or openly, wants something. Not all characters have to actually know what they want, but they’ll be way more ‘in’ the scene if they’re hoping for some sort of outcome. Characters who are ‘unmotivated’ can become passive deadweights – they’re like […]
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