Sublime

The writers of portraiture and spectacle, indeed all writers, must come to understand the relationship of story to life: Story is metaphor for life.

set-up, confrontation and resolution.

You can only reinvent the form once you know the form. Once you know the past, you can create the future:

‘All of us are potential villains,’

In every individual scene a character is confronted by their opposite;

a shocking yet inevitable turn

they are the product of the writer’s argument with reality.

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

Misbehavior: It’s fun to give your protagonist a trait that consistently creates problems for them.