Four of the top verbs to describe the mental and emotional expression of bestselling characters are need, want, miss, and love. The possible journeys between just those four verbs have led to many classic and mega-bestsellers on the lists. On average, bestselling characters “need” and “want” twice as often as non-bestsellers, and bestselling characters “miss” and “love” about 1.5 times more often than non-bestsellers.
