What Did the Character Want?

Story Brief #12

Many stories start because a character wants something or has a problem.

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Read the story. Find the heart of it.

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Endings hide in beginnings — re-read the start.

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Many stories start because a character wants something or has a problem.

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Listen: 'Lulu the squirrel wanted the shiny acorn at the top of the tree, but the branch was too high.

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' What does Lulu want? The shiny acorn! What is the problem? The branch is too high.

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Finding what a character wants helps us understand why they do what they do.

Key points

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What did Lulu want?

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What was Lulu's problem?

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Why look for what a character wants?

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