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Put aside the character for a moment, and ask yourself how you want the story to end. Then work backwards to your character. If she is, in fact, your main character, she will have, or develop, a go...
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#3: Attribution notice added
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System
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2019-12-08T06:09:15Z (over 4 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision
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Tom Au
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2019-12-08T06:09:15Z (over 4 years ago)
Put aside the character for a moment, and ask yourself how you want the _story_ to end. Then work backwards to your character. If she is, in fact, your main character, she will have, or develop, a goal that is congruent with the story goal. If you can't do this, maybe you should put your "main character" in a different role, and get another main character. For instance, if your "main character" has everything she wants and all the abilities to get them, maybe you should make her the equivalent of a fairy godmother or good witch of the north (that's perfectly fine), and find yourself a "Cinderella" or a "Dorothy." Readers see a story through the eyes of a main character. Her success/failure ultimately reflects on the story itself. That's why she needs a goal congruent with the story's goal.
#1: Imported from external source
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System
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2017-05-08T20:14:20Z (almost 7 years ago)
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