Character Motivation In Contemporary Romance: A Creative Writing Studio Guide LIGHTHOUSE BOOKS
Character Motivation In Contemporary Romance: A Creative Writing Studio Guide
A focused creative-writing craft manual on Character Motivation, approached through in contemporary romance. The starting challenge is building choices that follow from character desires. The chapters will adapt the technique to emotionally grounded contemporary relationships, with checkable examples, practical exercises, and a clear path toward a visibly improved passage or structural revision.
Contents
Introduction: The Scope of Character Motivation — In Contemporary Romance 1. The Craft Problem: Character Motivation 2. An Unsuccessful Model Passage: how 'In Contemporary Romance' changes the task 3. Diagnosing building choices that follow from character desires 4. In Contemporary Romance: Genre Requirements 5. Designing the First Rewrite: the working method for Character Motivation 6. Controlling Voice, Pace, and Detail: evidence surrounding building choices that follow from character desires 7. Comparing Two Revision Strategies: practical constraints in Character Motivation 8. A Manuscript-Level Practice Exercise: mistakes in in contemporary romance 9. Peer-Reader Questions and Revision Rubric: a second application of Character Motivation 10. Applying the Technique Across a Full Draft: independent work on Character Motivation Conclusion: Next Steps and Independent Practice