| I often say that my greatest wealth is my
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| | sister near her. It was all she had. All
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| library of writing books. One day, I
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| | that she suffered with her father raping
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| realized that only three of them ever
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| | and impregnating her twice, caused her to
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| mentioned the most important secret of
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| | feel ugly and black just like her father
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| good writing. A careful search turned up
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| | said. Out of that background, she was
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| repeated discussions on the following:
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| | motivated to accept her husbands
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| plot, dialogue, characterization,
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| | continued physical and emotional abuse.
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| description, viewpoint, pace and tone,
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| | Even her stepchildren abused her.
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| and voice.
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| | When we look at that back-story, we know
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| Other topics turned up more discussions:
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| | she could have no sense of self-worth.
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| how to write mysteries, how to write
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| | The man she married allowed his
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| romance, how to write drama, how to
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| | girlfriend to come and live in their
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| format manuscripts, create believable
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| | house and Celie cooked and cared for her.
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| characters, how to get paid, how to write
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| | Celie never gave up looking for her
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| the memoir, how to write the breakout
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| | sister and children, though. They were
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| novel, crafting scenes, editing fiction,
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| | what mattered to hr. Finally, her
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| and on and on. In all of that, I found
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| | husbands girlfriend, Shug Avery, gave her
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| only one paragraph on the greatest secret
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| | a sense of self-esteem and courage. Then
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| in writing a novel. It was only a half
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| | she created a clothes designing career.
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| page, and in another book, honorable
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| | Her motivation was to stay alive so she
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| mention.
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| | could see her sister and children.
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| After years of studying good writing, I
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| | In my novel, The Mayor's Wife Wore
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| wondered how that could be when without
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| | Sapphires, Indigo Tate wants Black people
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| it, stories are just paper dolls being
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| | to have a better image all over the
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| pushed through a benign plot that never
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| | world. She schemes her husband into
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| quite delivers.
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| | running for congress to get her out of
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| What happened that caused your character
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| | Compton and into Washington, D.C.
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| to want something so badly that his or
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| | society, where he could influence the
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| her action could have been only what was
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| | funding of their training program in
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| played out? That secret is
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| | Compton. When that falls through, she
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| calledMOTIVATION.
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| | schemes to get the press to make Compton
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| I'll use the books I consider well
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| | a Black Camelot. Since she cant get out,
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| written, fascinating, and standing the
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| | her city just has to become something
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| test of time: Gone With the Wind by
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| | special. She suffers every ridicule and
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| Margaret Mitchell. Scarlett O'Hara, her
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| | tragedy because of that desire.
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| main character wanted a man who didn't
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| | Ultimately, she becomes the mayor and
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| want to marry her, Ashley Wilkes. And she
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| | that motivation to succeed still burns
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| was going to get him at all cost. He was
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| | hot within her.
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| her motivation to do every unthinkable
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| | When we look at Indigos background, we
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| thing she did. She married Ashley's
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| | learn that she lived in a fine house
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| brother-in-law to be near him. She went
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| | until she was ten when her father gambled
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| from Atlanta to Savannah to stay with
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| | away the family home. One day the white
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| Aunt Pitty to stay with Ashley's wife, so
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| | sheriff came and threw the family out,
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| she could keep tabs on him when he would
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| | and she had to move into a small, dark
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| come home on furlough from the Civil War.
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| | house with a leaking tin roof. She began
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| She fought for Tara, her family's
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| | to dream of respect. She promised herself
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| plantation, for the sake of Ashley. She
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| | that she'd never give up on becoming
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| snatched her sister's beau and married
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| | somebody--somebody significant. Somebody
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| him to save Tara from a tax sale, knowing
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| | who could never be thrown out of her
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| that Ashley was coming back from the war
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| | home. Nothing could stop her from wanting
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| and would need a gentlemans plantation.
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| | Compton to be Camelot, wanting her home
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| He could still be the southern gentleman
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| | to be one of the finest in America. She
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| if she owned Tara. She was over the top
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| | brought the opera, the symphony and the
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| in love with a man who was never going to
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| | arts to townall motivated by her need to
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| marry her.
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| | heal the pain of being thrown out of her
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| Along with what drives a person to do
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| | lovely home as a child.
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| what he or she does, we have to
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| | What is your characters motivation? Most
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| understand the back story that caused
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| | beginning writers have no idea what their
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| them to be like they are: Scarlett was a
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| | characters want. They just write a lot of
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| spoiled brat, a daddys girl, rich,
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| | events and the story comes to a big
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| charming and lovely, the daughter of an
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| | climax out of thin air. The ending has
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| Irish father who doted on her and gave
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| | nothing to do with the characters desire.
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| her everything she wanted. She was also
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| | The story can never add up to more than
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| used to getting the men she wanted. She
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| | the sum of its parts. It never quite
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| wanted Ashley, but he wanted his cousin,
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| | becomes an organic whole, where all the
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| a simple girl, genteel and quiet.
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| | chapters have been melded together like
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| Scarlett, though, was the one who all the
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| | wet cement edges.
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| boys wanted to sit with at the barbecues.
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| | I guarantee you this: If you will sit
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| Why not Ashley? Having ASHLEY was her
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| | down and write what your character wants
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| motivation. Always Ashley!
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| | more than anything in the world, based on
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| Ashley married his cousin, Melanie, but
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| | why they want it, your story will lead to
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| that didn't stop Scarlett. She was
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| | a natural conclusion. It will last in the
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| determined to marry him, and we followed
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| | readers mind for a long, long time.
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| her through 700 pages to find out if she
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| | People will tie into the storys
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| gets him. That was the heart and spine of
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| | naturalness and stay with you to the end
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| that story. The ravages of war were just
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| | because they accept it as real. Isn't
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| backdrops, staging.
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| | that what all of us writers want?
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| From Scarletts background, all she did
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| was naturally motivated. And knowing her
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| | You have my permission to use this
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| motivation caused the tension. What
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| | article FREE if you do not change any
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| motivates your main character? Lets look
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| | part of it--my name or website address.
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| at a few examples of motivation to
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| | If you use it, you are obligated to
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| release it into your writing habit.
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| | notify me at It bears copyright under
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| The Color Purple, by Alice Walker: Celie
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| | the following website:
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| wanted to have her children and her
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| | Thank you.
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