This quote by Carl Jung just blew my mind!

“When an inner situation is not made conscious, it happens outside as fate.”

- Carl Jung

Yesterday, I was watching an interview with Scott Myers in which he explained how to start and end a screenplay with characters and find the story in the middle. During his explanation, he casually mentioned this Carl Jung quote. I heard it and couldn't get it out of my head. I reflected on my life scenarios, and everything had played out exactly as the quote stated. This quote applies not only to our real lives, but also to the lives of characters in stories.

In my twenty-five years of existence, I've noticed that inner problems that I haven't addressed or dealt with consciously come back to haunt me through fate. The universe always manages to put me in a position of introspection. All of my problems are served to me on a silver platter, or I am placed in a decision-making situation in which my problems control my decision. Then there is a moment of regret, followed by an epiphany, in which I understand and deal with the problem. This is something I believe should happen to your main character.

He is not a clay model. In your story, he is a real person. While writing, we should consider why we are telling this character's story and why these events are occurring in his life at this time. What is it about him that he is unaware of and that will be revealed to him? Answering these questions before outlining allows a writer to easily frame the story. This exercise will allow you to think entirely in terms of the character. Knowing and playing with the character's desires, fears, flaws, and secrets throughout the story will give it its own structure. I've seen writers pay more attention to the structure than the story. But structure is easy. 'Anyone can write a first act!' says Scott Myers. The main challenge is seeing the story through to its conclusion. Characters tell the story.

Much like in real life, if the character has an inner problem that the world sees but hasn't revealed to him, then let your conflict be the fate that eventually forces these problems to show up in reality.

Thanks for reading. If you come across any such inspiring quotes and can put it in the context of storytelling, do let me know in the comments.