Comments on: Character Motivation Thesaurus: Finding Friendship or Companionship

By: Sean Burnside

Sean Burnside — Wed, 26 Jul 2017 21:34:08 +0000

I am eagerly looking forward to this thesaurus (like all of the previous ones!).

As a suggestion, how about “Reconciling a betrayal of one’s faith or belief”

This is a timely one, given the current American climate and the deep schism that exists accompanied with a sense in incredulity and betrayal felt by many on both sides of the aisle. However, this could also include literal issues of faith, where one feels their religious faith has been betrayed (i.e. Catholics vs the Abuse Scandal) or emotional faith, such as felt by a husband or wife in the face of a spouse’s adultery.

Since patriotism, faith, and trust form such a huge part of who we are and who we believe ourselves to be, a violation of that faith can have a dramatic effect on our lives moving forward.

By: Anne

Anne — Wed, 26 Jul 2017 14:23:49 +0000

I can’t wait to get my hands on this book.

An entry I’d like: Growing up, our protagonist has to deal with the aftermath, the social stigma that comes from being part of a family on the losing side of some brutal social/political/religious showdown.

By: BECCA PUGLISI

BECCA PUGLISI — Tue, 25 Jul 2017 13:27:34 +0000

In reply to Gifford MacShane. Thanks so much for this, Gifford. So many good ideas coming in from you all!

By: BECCA PUGLISI

BECCA PUGLISI — Tue, 25 Jul 2017 13:26:51 +0000

In reply to Tammie. Love this! Angela and I have talked extensively about different motivations and how they sometimes are the wrong motivation; like, the character thinks X will make him happy and meet his needs, so he spends the whole story pursuing that goal only to discover that it wasn't what he needed after all. I think a lot of antagonists do this. We'll definitely explore this further from the villain's pov :). Thanks, Tammie!

By: BECCA PUGLISI

BECCA PUGLISI — Tue, 25 Jul 2017 13:25:22 +0000

In reply to Talia. This is a great motivation. I'll see if I can fit this one in. Thank you, Talia!

By: Talia

Talia — Mon, 24 Jul 2017 16:45:08 +0000

I love this thesaurus!! (and all of them, really.)
I think it would be cool if you did an entry for Carrying on a Legacy. For example, say the characters’ parents or grandparents were the starters of some legacy associated with the family name, and now it’s up to the character to continue it.

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By: Tammie

Tammie — Sun, 23 Jul 2017 02:42:08 +0000

What about motivations from the antagonist POV? Almost all of the motivations are from the good guys POV, good overcoming the bad. Amazing books need bad guys, rivals, nemesis, and the ones who drive you nuts, and they have their own motivations, they might be twisted, unorthodox, and selfish, none the less they’re characters with motivations and are needed for dazzling stories. What about a character motivations for power, greed, lust, control, lying, and destruction?

Just a thought.
Tammie

By: Gifford MacShane

Gifford MacShane — Sat, 22 Jul 2017 21:26:46 +0000

Happy Anniversary! I love your Emotion Thesauruses (thesauri?) and use them all the time. The one character motivation module I’d like to see is related to the entry on overcoming abuse, but from a caretaker’s perspective rather than the victim’s, and what happens if the caretaker fails to help as much as s/he expects to.

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