Plot runs on want. Character arcs run on need. If your protagonist gets the goal but never faces the need, the ending feels hollow. Name both before Act Two starts — then make them collide. Which one is louder in your current draft?

Plot runs on want. Character arcs run on need. If your protagonist gets the goal but never faces the need, the ending feels hollow. Name both before Act Two starts — then make them collide. Which one is louder in your current draft?