Sublime

The goal, as always, is conflict and contrast.

Story Map Worksheet (email me and I’ll send it; see the second to last chapter for my email address)

a shocking yet inevitable turn

Introduce a Fascinating Protagonist (Protag):

Ideally, each story has at least three beats: a beginning, middle and end.

strong sense of place, time and tone, and an expression of the central theme of the series.

External and Internal Goal:

Express Theme: Show us why you’re writing this story, what it is about, in action.

it begins by showing us the result of the dramatic turn that came at the end of Act One.