Another fantastic day!
These take-aways came from Cheri Pray Earl's workshop.
What is a Door of No Return?
When your character makes a choice, and can't undo it. In other words, she can not un-know what she now knows, and she can't un-see what she has seen.
The 1st Door of No Return happens between the Introduction (Act 1) and Act 2.
The 2nd Door of No Return happens before the climax and moves your character in the final conflict.
Conflict
Must be driven by each character's wants and needs. After you establish the conflicts, raise the stakes, and increase the tension, then go back and make the conflicts worse.
Chapters/plot
Each chapter begins with your main character dealing with a particular emotional state and dealing with a problem.
Basically, today workshops involved ensuring that our characters suffered, and then suffered even more. All in the name of growth and a movement toward a more satisfying resolution.
Yay for growth!
These take-aways came from Cheri Pray Earl's workshop.
What is a Door of No Return?
When your character makes a choice, and can't undo it. In other words, she can not un-know what she now knows, and she can't un-see what she has seen.
The 1st Door of No Return happens between the Introduction (Act 1) and Act 2.
The 2nd Door of No Return happens before the climax and moves your character in the final conflict.
Conflict
Must be driven by each character's wants and needs. After you establish the conflicts, raise the stakes, and increase the tension, then go back and make the conflicts worse.
Chapters/plot
Each chapter begins with your main character dealing with a particular emotional state and dealing with a problem.
Basically, today workshops involved ensuring that our characters suffered, and then suffered even more. All in the name of growth and a movement toward a more satisfying resolution.
Yay for growth!
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