C.S. Lakin: It's what's inside a character that matters

C.S. Lakin has a long post on character development that urges you to cut to the chase.

Don’t waste time deciding what characters look like, she says; spend that effort diving into what motivates them.

Lakin discusses how knowing both a character’s primary motivation for pursuing their visible goal and their core need is critical for your novel in a post at her Live Write Thrive blog.

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