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Why Trauma MUST be Recognised in Character-Driven Narratives

TW - violence in narrative including killing, dying, sexual assault, loss

In a previous blog post I talked about how character actions should be supported by an appropriate amount of context. i.e.:

Is the context of X and Y enough to plausibly support the action of Z?


In this blog, I’m going to address how some contexts require a reaction:

Is the context of X and Y plausible without the reaction of Z?

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