Monday 23 December 2013

Tip #448: Not everyone is the same

Pick two people on the same side of a conflict, but give them completely different motivations for fighting on that side.


http://www.writingexcuses.com/2013/12/08/writing-excuses-8-49-hard-social-science-fiction-with-joel-shepherd/

One of the advantages of using this in a story is it can be a far more subtle way of showing how evil an antagonist is without having them kick a puppy.

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