Check out this great post from Rachel Poli on the topic of giving your characters motivation as posted on her blog.
In real life, everyone has something they’re working towards. We all have a purpose, try to stand out, and – hopefully – do the right thing.
This goes for your characters as well. They’re all trying to live either own lives in the fictional world you created. They’re trying to stand out to your readers and they have a purpose to aid the plot in moving further.
In order to get to know your characters on a deeper level and figure out what they’re purpose is, you need to know one thing. Their motivations.
What Is Motivation?
Motivation allows your readers to figure out who the characters are and why they make the choices they make. It’s because of their motivations that the story is able to keep moving forward. However, it’s some decisions based on your characters that will make that good or bad.
Where Does Motivation Come From?
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