Plotting Pretense: Episode 9 - Ida's Motivation

About this episode

This episode explores the importance of character motivation in writing, focusing on Ida's motivation and its impact on the story arc.

Motivation. It's an incredibly important part of writing characters. The motivation needs to be real and relatable. On top of that, it must also make sense for the given character. Strong motivation is what makes good characters great. In this episode, we attempt to flesh out what Ida's motivation is, and as a result, we begin shaping the goal toward which the story arc will move. Subscribe to the Listeners Lounge and help us create more dramas. Learn more about Friedrich and Friends, and listen to the Drama Of The Month for free!

Topics covered

• motivation
• character development
• story arc

Keywords

• writing
• characters
• storytelling

Mentioned in this episode

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