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Q&A How do you write a character that HATES being born into a well-off family?

We hate those things that keep us from the things we love. If a character hates being a member of a wealthy family, it is because that family, or its wealth, or its responsibilities, keep them from...

posted 7y ago by Mark Baker‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#4: Attribution notice removed by user avatar System‭ · 2020-01-03T20:41:52Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T06:08:27Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T06:08:27Z (almost 5 years ago)
We hate those things that keep us from the things we love. If a character hates being a member of a wealthy family, it is because that family, or its wealth, or its responsibilities, keep them from something they love, or harms the thing they love. To write hatred simply as hatred, therefore, is never convincing. You have to start with love, and the thing that keeps that character from the things they love, or that harms the things they love. Then their hate makes sense.

We have to save the old dance hall/beach/donut shop/park from the evil developer who turns out (shock twist!) to be the heroine's father. Cue the dance number!

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2017-05-29T13:25:22Z (over 7 years ago)
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