tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320269312957801390.post6929801644828493205..comments2024-03-16T11:09:05.148-07:00Comments on TalkToYoUniverse: What gives a story "lift"? Three types of story arcs.Juliette Wadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02879627074920760712noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320269312957801390.post-75691227544057660732014-01-25T13:30:04.672-08:002014-01-25T13:30:04.672-08:00I highly recommend interviewing/profiling your cha...I highly recommend interviewing/profiling your characters to see what it is that drives them. <br />For instance, my protagonist is a sailor's b*stard and now the orphan son of a wh*re. He and an adopted brother buried their mother before either of them were 15. Now they're struggling to be the providers for a gaggle of other orphan children. On top of that, they're now on the cusp of adulthood and wrestling with becoming men and having no father to show them how. The older brother's vice is womanizing and getting into big trouble over it. The main character finds a relic through which a god speaks to him, telling him to lead a religious revolution. And just when they think they're out of the woods, they end up staring down the pike at war with a civilization far more advanced. Realmwrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12025487066357949785noreply@blogger.com