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Q&A How to make a dark story not-so-dark (Shining the light in darkness)

What I would do, is give the characters something to look forward to. Give them something to fight for. They need a motivation to keep going, something to comfort them in their time of need. I thin...

posted 8y ago by Daniel Cann‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T05:14:56Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Daniel Cann‭ · 2019-12-08T05:14:56Z (almost 5 years ago)
What I would do, is give the characters something to look forward to. Give them something to fight for. They need a motivation to keep going, something to comfort them in their time of need. I think by giving the characters this, you'd be able to make them have more courage and generally be happier for what is to come.

Always give characters a motivation.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2016-05-11T15:02:40Z (over 8 years ago)
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