Warning,
it’s Day 24 and I’m a little spazzy.
According
to Larry Brooks’ story architecture
model which we’ve been following this month as we prep for NaNoWriMo, beginning
at the Midpoint, your main character becomes a Hero of Action—he grabs your
story by the balls…erm…horns…either way...and takes charge, leading to the
story’s climax and resolution.
Okay,
the balls analogy makes sense. Just go with it, people.
And
while there’s definitely plot prep involved in creating Part 3 of your novel,
today I’d like to focus on your main character’s character arc. How does his
journey change him? What is the moment that causes her to truly become a hero
and how does that moment impact not only your main character, but also everyone
else that surrounds her?
In
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS this moment is huge and hugely important.
It’s when Harry realizes that Voldemort is after the Elder Wand. That’s when
shit gets real. From there the pace and story completely shifts and, more
importantly for today’s post, HARRY shifts. In every scene that follows, Harry
is the take-charge-instigator-of-all-action. He’s the catalyst for everything
that follows.
But
Harry becoming a hero doesn’t just impact Harry. Luna, Ron, Hermione, and
Neville…
***moment
of silence to admire Movie 7&8 WILF version of Neville***
Ahem.
Everything changes. For everyone.
So
while you’re looking back at your scene brainstorming from the beginning of the
month and you’re thinking of how to make your hero a hero of action, think of
it not only in terms of plot but also in terms of characterization.
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