Motivations and Your Characters

Recently I read blog post by a blogger I follow where she pondered why women get involved with married men. She asked what the other person got out of the situation? Well, I thought of two or three off the top of my head, and just had to comment. That was over a week ago, and I’ve been thinking about motivation.

As writers we need to understand, well most of the time, the motivation behind a character’s actions. I don’t always have an immediate answer to the question of why the character is doing something, though I eventually find out. But what do I mean by ‘I eventually find out’?

Inspiration

As any writer knows the Muse is a fickle bitch. She comes and goes as she pleases, sometimes disappearing for long lengths of time. That’s why when an idea hits me I either write down the gist of the idea, or start writing out the story.