4 Essential Building Blocks of Story

I don’t do character charts. They are the opposite of helpful for me.


Instead, whenever I endeavor to begin a new story, I sit down, write the protagonist”s back story, and thanks to Jeff Gerke and now, Lisa Cron, I search for….


A dark, significant moment from the character’s past


This could be anything….


As a child, the character could catch his mom having an affair.


She could discover she was an “oops” baby while eavesdropping.


Bullies might call her ugly or fat or any other mean thing bullies li...

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Published on October 21, 2012 22:00
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