Creative Writing with the Crimson League
Today’s topic concerning characterization and the common forces that motivate our characters is FEAR.
Last time we discussed love and hate. Fear can somewhat intertwine or interfere with relationships of love and hate, but of course, fear is also involved when we confront or panic over things that have nothing to do with human relationships.
There are many kinds of fear. We fear death. We fear failure, perhaps because failure reminds us of our mortality in a way few other things can. We fear being snubbed or looked down upon; in other words, we fear judgment.
Then there are phobias, which take fear to strange heights that people who don’t share a particular phobia can’t even begin to understand.
FEAR AS A MOTIVATOR: OR A PARALYTIC?
One of the biggest distinctions we as authors need to make is the distinction between the two ways fear commonly and understandably affects…
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