ao3-anonymous reblogged
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Ooh, this is actually kinda a neat thing, because you can think of it as a checklist:
- Who: Main character(s)
- Why: Character goal or desire (stated)
- Why: Character need (implied)
- When: Inciting Incident
- What: Means (that achieves the goal/need)
- Where: Place A >> Place B
- How: The Plan
- Obstacle(s): antagonist or challenge
For example:
- Who: Bilbo Baggins, a respectable hobbit of Hobbiton
- Why: Treasure, wealth (stated)
- Why: Adventure, self-respect (implied)
- When: After supper
- What: Quest
- Where: Hobbiton >> The Lonely Mountain
- How: A company of dwarves, a wizard, and an ancient map and key
- Main antagonist(s): a dragon
Thus, in less than 100 words:
- Bilbo Baggins is a respectable hobbit in Hobbiton, never making any trouble or having any adventures. But when a wizard and a company of dwarves invite themselves to dinner, Bilbo finds himself joining their quest from the shires of Hobbiton to the legendary Lonely Mountain, the home of a long lost treasure, and quite, possibly, a dragon.
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The Anatomy of Story by John Truby is a really good book by the by, if anyone’s interested in this sort of thing.
This is super helpful!’
#I’m also partial to a good quote or paragraph from the story#or my personal favorite#a quick quote or dialogue followed by an ‘or the one where…’ and a one sentence description#example:#‘this is supposed to be teen wolf - not teen mom Derek!!’#or the one where stiles gets knocked up gets his man and gets his groove back…and not necessarily in that order#idk I made that up#but you see my point#at least I think I made it up lol