Job 6:8 "Oh that I
might have my request; and that God would grant me the thing that I long
for!"
A character’s longing
drives a story’s plot. Watching the protagonist go after what she wants is what
makes the story interesting.
We can further spice
things up by adding layers to the longing. We don’t have to restrict ourselves to using it for the
motivation.
In addition to what the
character needs to bring order back into his world, we can add something the
character longs for. It can be a complementary desire or it can be something
that adds conflict to the plot—will the character get what he wants or what he
needs or both?
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