Writers Write creates writing resources and shares writing tips. In this post, we share the seven qualities of compelling character motivations.
If we want our characters to be believable, and, more importantly, to make sense in a fictional universe, we have to work on what motivates them.
If somebody commits a crime the first thing everybody wants to know is why they did it. Sometimes, there seems to be no good reason for their actions.
In the real world, people can do random things without a reason, but in a story, your characters should have a reason. People read fiction because it is not like real life. They want a story that makes sense.