![]() ![]() The minor plot about her keeping the hero thing a secret went out the window. The story fundamentally changed after that. I remembered thinking, “what the hell is going on?” as she completely disregarded any warnings, and the main character did something incredibly heroic. I conceded that idea, but then she had another crazy idea. Instead of doing one thing, the character decided to do something else. I remember the number because that’s the chapter I wrote entirely on the fly, without a single word about it in my notes. I worked on my recent manuscript with an outline, with each part of the story flowing into place. There’s the added vigor when I can write a few thousand words in one night. It’s when the world shuts up, and I can write faster than I speak. There’s a special nirvana I’ve experienced while writing at 3 am. Photo by Uriel Soberanes on Unsplash My Anecdotal Experience: However, you can prepare for these moments accordingly and not panic that your beloved story could fall apart. These different story and plot changes can come out of nowhere, and no plot is safe from this sudden adjustment. While recovering, they swear revenge on the robbers and decide to learn karate.) (Example: while stopping the robbery, MC gets beaten up and shot. Then there’s “Story Compromised,” where the story takes a wild turn so far away than planned that you might scream at your character.“Major Plot changer” is when the story needs to be reworked a bit for the rest of the story to work (MC then stops a robbery on the train and is praised for their work).“Minor plot changer” is when a minor plot point is changed, but the story remains somewhat intact (for example: instead of MC (main character) taking the bus, they want to take the train to their accountant job).There are different levels of this phenomenon: This is part of a new creative scenario I’m pioneering called “Character Rebellion.” Levels of RebellionĬharacter Rebellion occurs when a character decides to choose a path that the writer didn’t expect. You’ve officially created flawed characters that are aware that they’re alive. Here’s something I hope you can expect from me, the master of the rough draft:Ĭongratulations. ![]() You’ve tried to push them back onto the right path, but it’s hopeless. You’re right, yet the characters rebelled. Your wrestler was supposed to lose, then use that pain as fuel to win the final fight against his opponent. The detective should ignore the cat because the killer might still be in the area. You run back to your notes and can confirm the story progression the knights were supposed to enter the cave to save the hapless royal couple from the mutant unicorns. I do! I wrote the outline! I created them! You suddenly understand what it feels like to be G-d when someone becomes an atheist. Your wrestler was supposed to lose the match, but they win by sheer will and tenacity.Īt first, it’s shocking. Your detective was supposed to go straight to the crime scene, but someone’s cat got caught in a tree, and they have to save it. You wanted your ragtag group of knights to enter a specific cave to slay the beasts, but then one of them heard rustling in the forest and wanted to investigate. Suddenly, you found yourself at a fork in the road. Wait, you can’t leave your kitchen now! The critic’s coming tonight! Photo by Conor Samuel on Unsplash It was going to plan… until it wasn’t.Īll it took was a single writing session. ![]()
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