Character Arc and Ending Questions

We've talked about character viewpoint in written fiction. That's pretty fundamental, because fiction is created out of words-- words of description and thought and feeling, and it's usually a character doing the describing, etc.  Now let's examine how POV works in a very visual medium.  You can learn more and enroll here! Building Bolder Scenes with Alicia Rasley           Email me about the course: [email protected] more about the Building Bolder Scenes course:https://bit.ly/building-bolder-scenes_blankLearn more about the Plot Blueprint course-- https://bit.ly/rasley-plotblueprint_blank--To listen to the Plot Blueprint Podcast: https://bit.ly/plot-podcast_blankWEBINAR10%DISCOUNT   Discount for PLOT courseTRIBE10OFF  Discount for Scenes course Use at checkout!    

 Characters should change-- but gradually, in response to plot events.  You can learn more and enroll here! Building Bolder Scenes with Alicia Rasley            Email me about the course: [email protected] more about the Building Bolder Scenes course:https://bit.ly/building-bolder-scenes_blankLearn more about the Plot Blueprint course-- https://bit.ly/rasley-plotblueprint_blank--To listen to the Plot Blueprint Podcast: https://bit.ly/plot-podcast_blankWEBINAR10%DISCOUNT   Discount for PLOT courseTRIBE10OFF  Discount for Scenes course Use at checkout!    

There are 3 main conflicts in fiction:External (outside) conflictInternal (inside) conflictInteractional (relationship) conflict. We're talking about the interactional kind-- the conflict that changes relationships in your story.  Check out our Building Bolder Scenes course. You can learn more and enroll here! Building Bolder Scenes with Alicia Rasley         Email me about the course: [email protected] more about the Building Bolder Scenes course:https://bit.ly/building-bolder-scenes_blankLearn more about the Plot Blueprint course:   https://bit.ly/rasley-plotblueprint_blank--To listen to the Plot Blueprint Podcast: https://bit.ly/plot-podcast_blankWEBINAR10%DISCOUNT   Discount for PLOT courseTRIBE10OFF  Discount for Scenes course Use at checkout!     

Here we discuss "the most important nod in film". Oh, and "the greatest singalong in film." Same scene!  This is the La Marseillaise scene from Casablanca, where:Rick defies the NazisLaszlo risks his life to sing a songIlsa remembers why she loves her husbandsThe Nazis back down (just for once), then double downCaptain Renault says a funny.Watch the video here, and then the discussion will make more sense.La Marseillaise scene from CasablancaWe'll talk about why this is so great, why it's a point of no return, and how it is structured to show Rick's return  from his alienation. You can learn more and enroll here! Building Bolder Scenes with Alicia Rasley            Email me about the course: [email protected] more about the Building Bolder Scenes course:https://bit.ly/building-bolder-scenes_blankLearn more about the Plot Blueprint course:   https://bit.ly/rasley-plotblueprint_blank--To listen to the Plot Blueprint Podcast: https://bit.ly/plot-podcast_blankWEBINAR10%DISCOUNT   Discount for PLOT courseTRIBE10OFF  Discount for Scenes course Use at checkout!     

POV basics podcast—Plot Blueprint PodcastMain types of POV:--1st personOmniscientThird person More here:POV Basics-- just examples we discuss on the podcast Questions to ask to help you choose what POV is best for your storyIndividualizing POV  Get a free plotting article! http://bit.ly/AliciaRasleyStoryGet notified of the intensive Revision Mastermind http://bit.ly/revision-mastermind  

Gaming a gameJames, the "game master (GM)" for different role-playing games, discusses building a world and a story in collaboration and in real-time. Planning a collaborative TT-RPG  World-building on demand/on the fly Game master—what is role , how much control/responsibility do you have? Are you interested in a comprehensive course to help you plot your story from start to finish, all three acts and nine turning points, along with the major character developments? Then enroll in the Blueprint Your Plot course!  https://plot-blueprint-course.teachable.com/p/plot-blueprint/?preview=logged_out Wanna try it out first? Here's a free course in creating sympathetic characters.  https://plot-blueprint-course.teachable.com/p/creating-character-sympathy?preview=logged_out Learn more about making your story and characters come to life in the Building Bolder Scenes course.  https://bit.ly/scenes-course Sign up for our writing mailing list: Get a free plotting article! http://bit.ly/AliciaRasleyStory

"Found footage" refers to material, evidence, diaries, cassette tapes-- well, you'll have to listen! For story-writers, found footage can be a clever device to add a "meta" or postmodern layer to the story. Think of "Bridges of Madison County," which is a novel that pretends to be the "found footage" of a mother's journal. We'll discuss some examples and aspects of this complex plot element. Are you interested in a comprehensive course to help you plot your story from start to finish, all three acts and nine turning points, along with the major character developments? Then enroll in the Blueprint Your Plot course! Wanna try it out first? Here's a free course in creating sympathetic characters. Learn more about making your story and characters come to life in the Building Bolder Scenes course.   Sign up for our writing mailing list: Get a free plotting article! http://bit.ly/AliciaRasleyStory

n some of the most popular stories, the setting-- the "where and when"-- is so PRESENT that it is almost another character-- one that causes changes in the plot and grows in response to plot events. Think about the Millenium Falcon, Walter Moseley's postwar LA, Jane Austen's villages.  We're discussing how to make your setting more than just a backdrop where your characters to move around-- but an actual living and changing element in the story. Are you interested in a comprehensive course to help you plot your story from start to finish, all three acts and nine turning points, along with the major character developments? Then enroll in the Blueprint Your Plot course!Wanna try it out first? Here's a free course in creating sympathetic characters. https://plot-blueprint-course.teachable.com/p/creating-character-sympathy?preview=logged_outLearn more about making your story and characters come to life in the Building Bolder Scenes course.  https://bit.ly/scenes-courseSign up for our writing mailing list: Get a free plotting article! http://bit.ly/AliciaRasleyStory

A listener asks, what if I don't have a three-act structure? What if I have 4 acts? How do I plot a story like that, with a lot of world-building and then a disaster in the middle?Are you interested in a comprehensive course to help you plot your story from start to finish, all three acts and nine turning points, along with the major character developments? Then enroll in the Blueprint Your Plot course!Wanna try it out first? Here's a free course in creating sympathetic characters.Learn more about making your story and characters come to life in the Building Bolder Scenes course.  Sign up for our writing mailing list: Get a free plotting article! http://bit.ly/AliciaRasleyStory

Are you interested in a comprehensive course to help you plot your story from start to finish, all three acts and nine turning points, along with the major character developments? Then enroll in the Blueprint Your Plot course!Wanna try it out first? Here's a free course in creating sympathetic characters.Learn more about making your story and characters come to life in the Building Bolder Scenes course.  Sign up for our writing mailing list: Get a free plotting article! http://bit.ly/AliciaRasleyStory    We'll explore antiheroes as a literary concept. Spoilers possible.What's an "anti-hero"? Well, not the hero, obviously, but usually not the villain either. We discuss this usually morally-compromised but still somehow impressive character type, which can add depth to a story by introducing ambiguity.