Building a Novel
The inciting incident establishes the narrator's baseline. Initial philosophy revealed, the status quo established. The narrator is stuck in a certain way of thinking, a specific belief system.
In the scenes that build the narrator resists change. Holds onto belief system throughout the novel.
Midpoint of the novel, the narrator is closest to achieving what she/he wants. Within grasp but he or she loses it.
Crisis: The narrator faces such questions as: Do I change or not? What am I made of? Biggest dilemma of her/his life. The narrator is the furthest away from success. Zero hope.
Climax: Show how the narrator has changed.
End with a different belief system. How did the narrator change?
In the scenes that build the narrator resists change. Holds onto belief system throughout the novel.
Midpoint of the novel, the narrator is closest to achieving what she/he wants. Within grasp but he or she loses it.
Crisis: The narrator faces such questions as: Do I change or not? What am I made of? Biggest dilemma of her/his life. The narrator is the furthest away from success. Zero hope.
Climax: Show how the narrator has changed.
End with a different belief system. How did the narrator change?
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