Fiction Writers Mistake #1: No Motivation

Why do people do what they do?

That’s a question that had Lana McAra minoring in psychology when she was in college – and as an award-winning fiction writer, it drives her purpose today.

Let’s say you’re reading a fiction novel and come across a scene where somebody stops and picks up a random hitchhiker.

Why would they pick up someone walking along the side of the road – especially if it was, say, in a deserted area and it was a female driver?

In this episode, Lana McAra reveals the importance of building up what motivates the characters in your fiction writing to do what they do.

Having this context, especially when your character acts out of the norm or does something that in and of itself seems random, makes your fiction writing #Unputdownable so your readers don’t just quit because it doesn’t make sense to them.

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About the Author: Lana McAra

Lana McAra is an award-winning, international best-selling author and ghostwriter of 43 titles through traditional publishing with a million books sold.

She is a spiritual luminary and energy healer. She has been teaching how to write fiction for 20 years.

Writing under the name Rosey Dow, she won The Christy Award, The Book Excellence Award and The Literary Titan Silver Book Award for her historical novel Reaping the Whirlwind and her mystery series, Colorado, sold more than 250,000 copies.

This year she re-released of Reaping the Whirlwind by Rosey Dow, and Shaken But Not Stirred by Lana McAra will come out in early 2024.

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