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Q&A What raises the stakes and suspicion in a plot?

I was just reading about how when a character has something they truly care about, that the stakes are raised more now that they can lose it, which leads to suspicion. But what really drives peop...

2 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by Aspen the Artist and Author‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

Question novel suspense
#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T07:02:40Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Aspen the Artist and Author‭ · 2019-12-08T07:02:40Z (almost 5 years ago)
I was just reading about how when a character has something they truly care about, that the stakes are raised more now that they can lose it, which leads to suspicion.

But what really drives people to do things?

Is it the thought of dying when being pursued or is it loving someone enough to die for them?

In my novel so far, the main antagonist is invading Earth and the protagonist is trying to stop him. Is it out of selflessness or heroic points?

Does this make any sense?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2017-09-24T06:23:24Z (about 7 years ago)
Original score: 2