Here you go! Enjoy!
MC + G+O=C (Main Character + Goal + Opposition = Conflict)
CONSIDER: the main character in my WIP wants __________________ and will __________________________ to get it.
CONSIDER: The secondary character in my WIP wants _____________________ and will ____________________ to get it.
CONSIDER: In my WIP, the opposition character’s strength is _____________________ compared to my MC. I could make the disparity between them greater by making the opposition ____________________________.
CONSIDER: In *my* WIP, the adhesive is _____________________________, and it could potentially be stronger by ____________________________.
CONSIDER: The worst thing that could happen to my MC is _______________________. The only way it could be made worse than that is if _____________________________. [ this is the climax]
CONSIDER: In my WIP, _________________________________ is at stake for the MC, and __________________________________is also at stake. ________________________________ will happen if MC does not achieve this goal.
CONSIDER: In my WIP, for the MC, _________________________________ is at stake. The stakes could be raised if ______________________________________, and then _____________________________________________.
CONSIDER: Have I re-examined the dialogue in my novel to see that it is in conflict, conveys revelations of character, and is surprising? To make it more of these things I could ____________________________________________________.
4 comments:
Thanks so much for reposting these questions, Krista! Glad the workshop helped someone else (besides me when I was preparing it and realizing HOW MUCH I needed to revise my own novel!) :)
Just a note, a lot of these ideas came from James Scott Bell's "Plot & Structure"--extremely helpful writing book!
I learned so much from Jennifer's class, too.
I learned so much from Jennifer's class, too.
Hi, Krista! Sounds like this was a great class you attended, and thanks for posting the worksheet on your blog.
I knew I had to comment, though, when one of my favorite tracks from PRIDE AND PREJUDICE started playing, and then as I was scrolling through your playlist, I noticed it was all film music (well, with some of Giacchino's LOST thrown in, but since I watched all those on DVD, I figured that counts:) ). My husband's a film score addict, which kind of makes me an unofficial one, too, so it's always fun to find someone else who enjoys that kind of music.
And I love the President Uchtdorf quote in your title banner. Was that from the talk he gave in the general Relief Society meeting a year or two ago? I LOVED that talk - I felt so validated:)
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