What Do You Want? And It's Okay to Say It

A protagonist who's clear about their wants, or at least communicates their wants, makes the read so much more clear and visible. So I understand a lot of emerging writers right now are probably like giving me the middle finger because like, what am I supposed to do? What is the scaffolding, especially for features? TV is a little easier because there is a ladder in television. And maybe some TV writersright now are saying not that much anymore but there is.