Forget Dramatica
May 21, 2010
From Go Into The Story:
Here is a set of questions I think are important for a writer to grapple with and eventually answer during the prep-writing phase:
Characters
Who is the Protagonist?
What do they want (conscious goal / external world)?
What do they need (unconscious goal / internal world)?
Who is keeping them from that goal (Nemesis)?
Who is connected to their emotional development (Attractor)?
Who is connected to their intellectual development (Mentor)?
Who tests the Protagonist by switching allegiance back and forth between ally and enemy (Trickster)?Plot
What is the story’s beginning (Opening)?
What is the end of Act One (Lock)?
What is the end of Act Two (All Is Lost)?
What is the story’s ending (Final Struggle)?Character-Plot
What is the nature of your Protagonist’s metamorphosis from Disunity to Unity?
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