Fiction
Work backwards from the emotion you're trying to create in the reader. Then let the structure follow.
Fiction is about letting go of control and letting a universe or character unwind through the aeolian forces of your imagination.
“The first draft is just you telling yourself the story.”
—Terry Pratchett
Every character in a book, even the most minor, needs a motivation. They have to want something. This is where agency comes from, because characters who want things are the ones who push the story to get them.
Rachel Aaron • 2k to 10k: Writing Faster, Writing Better, and Writing More of What You Love
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