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by Jennifer Vander Klipp Over at Pencildancer, we’ve been following the theme of Goals, Motivation, and Conflict. GMC is writing shorthand for the needed ingredients in a book. We spent January covering goals from different aspects, and in February, we discussed motivation. Now in March, we are talking about goals. While most of the Pencildancers are writing about conflict in… Read More
By Jennifer Vander Klipp Over at Pencildancer, we’ve been following the theme of Goals, Motivation, and Conflict. GMC is writing shorthand for the needed ingredients in a book. We spent January covering goals from different aspects, and now in February, we’re discussing motivation. While the other Pencildancers are talking about character motivation, I’m talking about your motivation. As a writer,… Read More
by Jennifer Crosswhite If you follow the often-used structure—Goals, Motivation, and Character—for your novel,you spend a significant amount of time creating goals for your characters. Even if you don’t use that structure, in some way or form, I bet you create goals for your characters. But do you create them for yourself? Short-term goals Part of being a writer is… Read More
