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This tag should be used to ask about in-universe motivation, such as asking about ways to depict a character's motivation.

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On Characters' Motivations

Such disillusionment can be a powerful motivation, and often a source of conflicting emotions: the MC might turn his back on his former hero, or he might wish to redeem him (while still actively opposing …
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5 votes

Does it really serve a main character to give them one driving want?

I think it's like this: a normal person wants a lot of things: a new car, a raise, sex, some peace and quiet... When something dramatic happens, a person suddenly realises what's really important in …
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In a first-person web novel, how to make the reader aware of a motivator the POV is unaware of?

Of course, talking of motivation, it is also a good idea to give some hint of what might be affecting the MC. …
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Writing a love interest for my hero

Here's an easy test: if for all intents and purposes the woman in your story could be replaced with a golden chalice, you're in trouble. Someone stole the guy's chalice, he wants to get it back. Someo …
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How to make a grieving father less vengeful and see reason?

It is a long way from wishing someone dead, to being able to actually do it. Even having set out to kill that company-owner, can your businessman really pull the trigger? Based on this, I would expec …
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Can a fight scene, component-wise, be too complex and complicated?

Let's take a look at the Battle of the Pelennor Fields in the Lord of the Rings: First, we have the Rohirrim. Among them are Theoden, Éowyn, Éomer and Merry. Then we have Minas Tirith, with its vario …
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