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Plot Development

Plot Development. Plot vs. Real Life. “Central thread of meaning” Reader engagement. The Major Dramatic Question. What is the point?

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Plot Development

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  1. Plot Development

  2. Plot vs. Real Life • “Central thread of meaning” • Reader engagement

  3. The Major Dramatic Question • What is the point? • E.g., Will Shira finally stop ignoring her child? Will Brian be able to stop his teeth from falling out? Will Jamie and Ana be able to defeat the evil dragon lord? • Protagonist • Goal • Conflict

  4. Conflict • Plot = conflict • Types of conflict: • Person vs. Self • Person vs. Fate • Person vs. Person • Person vs. Society • Person vs. Nature

  5. Dramatic Structure

  6. Beginning • Hook the reader • Introduce setting (world building), character, conflict • Some initial plot and character development

  7. Middle • Plot and character development; tension thickens!

  8. Ending • 3 C’s: Crisis, Climax, and Consequences • Crisis: The point where the tension hits its maximum • Climax: Where the tension breaks (conflict, or the major dramatic question, is resolved) • Consequences: Resolution & wrap-up

  9. Thanks to… Gotham Writer’s Workshop: Writing Fiction. Ed. Alexander Steele. New York: Bloomsbury, 2003

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