Comments on: Writing the Action Section http://writeanovelfast.com/writing-the-action-section/ Mon, 23 Apr 2012 17:50:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: Evan Marshall http://writeanovelfast.com/writing-the-action-section/comment-page-1/#comment-1770 Evan Marshall Fri, 12 Aug 2011 13:45:14 +0000 http://writeanovelfast.com/?p=516#comment-1770 You can still use the action-reaction structure before the crisis unfolds. Give your lead a goal relating to his or her everyday life. A good example is the beginning of the movie The Lincoln Lawyer. It begins with the lawyer, Mick Haller, demanding payment from the biker gang for work he has done for one of the gang's members. Mick's goal is to get his full price, and in this section, he is successful. This section is especially effective for a couple of reasons. First, it makes it immediately clear what kind of work Mick does. So this section fulfills the requirement of showing the lead's normal life before the crisis hits. Second, the bikers are brought back into the story later, when Mick needs their help, so the bikers serve two purposes. You can still use the action-reaction structure before the crisis unfolds. Give your lead a goal relating to his or her everyday life.

A good example is the beginning of the movie The Lincoln Lawyer. It begins with the lawyer, Mick Haller, demanding payment from the biker gang for work he has done for one of the gang’s members. Mick’s goal is to get his full price, and in this section, he is successful.

This section is especially effective for a couple of reasons. First, it makes it immediately clear what kind of work Mick does. So this section fulfills the requirement of showing the lead’s normal life before the crisis hits. Second, the bikers are brought back into the story later, when Mick needs their help, so the bikers serve two purposes.

]]> By: Diego http://writeanovelfast.com/writing-the-action-section/comment-page-1/#comment-1769 Diego Fri, 12 Aug 2011 09:08:10 +0000 http://writeanovelfast.com/?p=516#comment-1769 Dear Evan The action-reaction structure is very clear. But it only applies after the lead's crisis. How do you manage action-reaction before the crisis unfolds? There's no overall story goal established yet for the lead. Thank you. Dear Evan
The action-reaction structure is very clear. But it only applies after the lead’s crisis. How do you manage action-reaction before the crisis unfolds? There’s no overall story goal established yet for the lead.
Thank you.

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