That Moment

"In almost every musical ever written, there's a place in the evening, quite early, when the leading lady sings about what she wants in life, and the audience falls in love with her, and then roots for her to get it for the rest of the night."  - Howard Ashman

I think this is true of most stories, that there is a moment when a character's heart's desire is first revealed and we taste them wanting it and start to want it with them and for them. It's a really magical moment, when the reader starts to commit herself to that character, and as a writer I always want to remember to find that sweet spot where the reader can slip inside and start to fall in love.