A character without a want is just furniture. But the want does not have to be a throne or a billion dollars. Sometimes wanting to be picked first, or to not be forgotten, says more about a person than any grand quest. The small wants are the ones readers feel in their chest. Build your characters around what they quietly ache for. Writing tip of the day.

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