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Character Motivation Thesaurus: Being Appreciated by Family

February 25, 2017

Character Motivation Thesaurus: Being Appreciated by Family

February 25, 2017

What does your character want? This is an important question to answer because it determines what your protagonist hopes to achieve by the story’s end. If the goal, or outer motivation, is…

Wanderlust: The Case for Writing and Travel

February 23, 2017

Wanderlust: The Case for Writing and Travel

February 23, 2017

As some of you know, I’m kind of a travel nut. Becca is used to me abandoning her for several weeks to backpack around Malaysia or Vietnam, or attempt to…

Character Motivation Thesaurus Entry: Realizing a Dream

February 18, 2017

Character Motivation Thesaurus Entry: Realizing a Dream

February 18, 2017

What does your character want? This is an important question to answer because it determines what your protagonist hopes to achieve by the story’s end. If the goal, or outer motivation, is…

Mystery Writing: Making the Reader a Participator

February 14, 2017

Mystery Writing: Making the Reader a Participator

February 14, 2017

A lot of great stories have a mystery in them. The mystery may not be the primary focus; it might be the secondary, or the mystery might be so minor…

Motivation Thesaurus: Overcoming Abuse & Learning To Trust

February 11, 2017

Motivation Thesaurus: Overcoming Abuse & Learning To Trust

February 11, 2017

What does your character want? This is an important question to answer because it determines what your protagonist hopes to achieve by the story’s end. If the goal, or outer motivation, is…

How To Accurately Write About a Character’s Pain

February 9, 2017

How To Accurately Write About a Character’s Pain

February 9, 2017

The best thing about this online world of ours is you never know who you are going to meet. I don’t know about you, but one of the areas I…

Does Your Character Description Create A Powerful Image?

February 7, 2017

Does Your Character Description Create A Powerful Image?

February 7, 2017

Your job as a storyteller is to create IMAGES. This is true not just for screenwriters, but for anyone presenting a story to a reader or an audience. Whenever we…

Motivation Thesaurus: Dealing with a Mental Health Condition

February 4, 2017

Motivation Thesaurus: Dealing with a Mental Health Condition

February 4, 2017

What does your character want? This is an important question to answer because it determines what your protagonist hopes to achieve by the story’s end. If the goal, or outer motivation, is…

Your Character’s Appearance: Make Each Detail Count

February 2, 2017

Your Character’s Appearance: Make Each Detail Count

February 2, 2017

Describing a character’s physical appearance is a tough job. Most writers either get into it and share every dimple, curl, and laugh line, or they sprinkle in just a few…

Character Motivation Thesaurus: Being a Leader

January 28, 2017

Character Motivation Thesaurus: Being a Leader

January 28, 2017

What does your character want? This is an important question to answer because it determines what your protagonist hopes to achieve by the story’s end. If the goal, or outer motivation, is…