Uploaded June 2020 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
To help prep for my Camp Nanowrimo revision project, I'm taking a deep dive into my characters - their motivations, relationships and dirty little secrets!
What am I looking at? First, I'm asking what each character wants, what they'll sacrifice to get it, what they fear and who they care about. After that, I want to look really closely at my antagonist and protagonist dynamic using tips from On Writing and World Building and The Anatomy of Story.
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QUESTIONS FOR THE COMMENTS:
- Do you come up with motivations even for minor characters, or even just the minor ones?
- How deep do you go into character motivations? Once you know what they want, do you also ask why they want it?
TIME STAMPS:
1:48 - Introducing the cast of characters in Powerless
4:50 - Answering character motivations for each character
6:46 - Character relationship map
8:47 - Looking at my antagonist-protagonist dynamic
11:40 - Once you know what someone wants, do you need to know why?
17:25 - How do I fit this into the book now? Writing's hard! 😅
BOOKS MENTIONED IN THIS VIDEO:
- On Writing and Worldbuilding by Timothy Hickson - amzn.to/32wWBjJ
- The Anatomy of Story by John Truby - amzn.to/32wWLaP
FIND ME ONLINE:
Instagram: instagram.com/jp.writes
Website: jpwrites.co
Nanowrimo: nanowrimo.org/participants/jpwrites
#characters #writingvlog #campnanowrimo
To help prep for my Camp Nanowrimo revision project, I'm taking a deep dive into my characters - their motivations, relationships and dirty little secrets!
What am I looking at? First, I'm asking what each character wants, what they'll sacrifice to get it, what they fear and who they care about. After that, I want to look really closely at my antagonist and protagonist dynamic using tips from On Writing and World Building and The Anatomy of Story.
Liked this video? Subscribe at youtube.com/channel/UCcuMeK6Go50kkc1DtGW1qwQ?sub_confirmation=1
QUESTIONS FOR THE COMMENTS:
- Do you come up with motivations even for minor characters, or even just the minor ones?
- How deep do you go into character motivations? Once you know what they want, do you also ask why they want it?
TIME STAMPS:
1:48 - Introducing the cast of characters in Powerless
4:50 - Answering character motivations for each character
6:46 - Character relationship map
8:47 - Looking at my antagonist-protagonist dynamic
11:40 - Once you know what someone wants, do you need to know why?
17:25 - How do I fit this into the book now? Writing's hard! 😅
BOOKS MENTIONED IN THIS VIDEO:
- On Writing and Worldbuilding by Timothy Hickson - amzn.to/32wWBjJ
- The Anatomy of Story by John Truby - amzn.to/32wWLaP
FIND ME ONLINE:
Instagram: instagram.com/jp.writes
Website: jpwrites.co
Nanowrimo: nanowrimo.org/participants/jpwrites
#characters #writingvlog #campnanowrimo
