Tag: Motivation

Science Fiction and Paranormal Fantasy with a Noir Twist

Sub-Plots (not the kind with periscopes, though)

Last post, I talked a bit about character motivation. Think of this as Part 2, but with a twist. To recap, briefly, if we’re looking at a major character, readers need to know what motivates that character, what gets him or her going, what causes the character to risk life and limb or to dig…
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January 14, 2013 0

But What’s My Motivation?

I’ve been a bit quiet for the last couple of weeks: Christmas stuff, a shift in my schedule, and trying to finish the first draft of my follow-up to Dead Man’s Hand are all taking time away from blogging (and other things I should be doing). I ran into a little problemĀ  about halfway through…
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January 2, 2013 3