What are some examples of conflicting motivations a character might have that also seem realistic?

For example, Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games is motivated to volunteer for her sister, because she wants to protect her (external) and because she could not live with herself if she did not (internal). Make Your Characters Have More Than One: Make sure your characters have a few motivations.

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Ways that you can make your character more realistic too it

Give them flaws. ...

Don't make things black and white for them. ...

Give them unique appearances. ...

Let them talk like actual people. ...

Give them traits from real people. ...

Alliteration — throw that trash away. ...

It always works with my schedule.

i’m writing a memoir and i’ve been given the great suggestion of placing a ‘sub-narrative’ within some of the chapters – sort of, what was going on with me in the grand scheme of things.

i was wondering how to format this so that it is very obvious we are stepping out the of story.

firstly is a change in font from serif to sans workable? i also use dashes for a scene change. was thinking of using a different scene-changer too.

here’s a (shortened) example:

university – or what’s known as ‘uni’ in australia – were some of the best days of my life. where else do you get to potter around in a great location, have very little responsibility, learn lots of things, do lots of things and walk out four years later with a bonus – a degree!

with my university years i had immersed myself into community of intelligent ambitious people. generally everyone had a confidence about themselves. they knew where they were going in life and weren’t threatened by others.

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too much?