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Character Motivation: What is Her True Journey?
ByMartha Alderson March 9, 2014May 21, 2025

Some people believe that we incarnate in the world to heal a specific wound that, at birth, we…

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From Plot to Pure Gold
ByMartha Alderson May 13, 2012

Alchemy is the seemingly miraculous power or process of change in form, appearance or nature. In writing, dramatic…

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Memoir and Plot and Structure
ByMartha Alderson March 21, 2012

Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert is a character-driven memoir and motion picture of the same name. In…

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Character Flaw
ByMartha Alderson August 20, 2010

Every protagonist has a number of challenges to overcome in a story. Each of the core challenges can…

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