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Q&A How to communicate character desire?

One way to demonstrate a character's desire implicitly is to examine the consequences. What is at stake? What does the character stand to lose if she can't reach her goal? If the character fails to...

posted 6y ago by System‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T07:50:54Z (over 4 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/a/32989
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T07:50:54Z (over 4 years ago)
One way to demonstrate a character's desire implicitly is to examine the consequences. What is at stake? What does the character stand to lose if she can't reach her goal? If the character fails to achieve her desire, then what will be the result? If the result is unpleasant, and the character wishes to avoid unpleasantness, then it's easy to fill in the blanks if done well.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2018-02-03T01:26:26Z (about 6 years ago)
Original score: 2