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Really hard coming up with character motivation

I mean I have characters. Lots of them, but what drives them? What drives the sociopathic Tonya Harding? The peace loving Evelyn Shields? The rich businessman Christopher Hughes? What drives them?

My real trouble is coming up with a reason why these characters can't just up and leave their arcs and say "screw it all." That's always been a real sticking point for me.

I'm currently working on the Tonya-centric series Aftershock in which Tonya Harding is brought back to life after being brutally murdered by someone she trusted. Who she is is very apparent to her, but who she was is all a blur. Being brought back to life wasn't much of a gift. Some time has passed since her own passing and a lot has changed. She struggles with severe memory gaps and just trying to readjust to things as they are now. Her will to even live is fleeting. And her ugly past starts causing more trouble and her mental teeters on a razor's edge of sanity.

So what motivates her to move her own story? It's honestly my only problem I'm having here. She needs something to go for; a goal. But so far I can't push her in any direction that'll lead to a satisfactory jumping off point. It all sounds like bullshit sometimes so I need to connect it well enough. It's really frustrating to sometimes not have that starting point.

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