Root-Cause Analysis--the "Why" Question for Your Characters

Maggie, one of my past students, sent me a fun email this week.  She has been using a great technique for getting deeper into her characters.  I wanted to share it this week, while I'm teaching on retreat, so you could try it.  

I want to share a great exercise I devised called "Root-Cause Analysis with Characters."   I was serving on a committee in my s…