The Compass of Character: Creating Complex Motivation for Compelling Characters Suzanne Simard —Mel Robbins

—Mel Robbins

dreaming about the future

Eternity must ultimately decide what forgiveness

and the world to fall

No One’s Coming is a story of selfless heroes on both sides of the Atlantic who overcome the apathy and resistance of their own governments and communities

The Compass of Character: Creating Complex Motivation for Compelling Characters Suzanne Simard —Mel RobbinsJust as a compass provides direction for an explorer, so does motivation provide direction for characters in fiction. The "compass" of character motivation is composed of four points: Lack, Yearning, Resistance, and Desire. In The Compass of Character you'll learn to deeply consider the key question "What does my character want?" and learn techniques to answer that question by writing realistic and empathetic characters without falling into formulaic,