Tag: dilemma
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Protected: Of Well-Developed Protagonists, Common Ground and Destiny …
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Of Sword Fights, The Himalayas, And so on… And so on…
Of Sword Fights, The Himalayas, And so on… And so on… Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under Articles and Essays, anjuellefloyd.com Have you ever watched a scene from a movie where two sword fighters are going at it? And then they begin to move up the stairs, one sword fighter, moving in reverse up…
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Of Sword Fights, The Himalayas, And so on… And so on…
Have you ever watched a scene from a movie where two sword fighters are going at it? And then they begin to move up the stairs, one sword fighter, moving in reverse up the incline of the steps, danger closing in, his back against the wall of conflict? Remember how you felt? Your chest growing…
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Of Turning Points, Disclosures and Amplifying Conflict…
Revelations in a novel not only reveal character, but also ideally raise the stakes, up the ante, so-to-speak, which ultimately intensifies conflict. The opening revelation and/or those of the first chapters of a novel establish the chaos that has befallen your protagonist, i.e. display the problem she or he is facing. Disclosures during the middle…
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Of Revelations, Developments and Hidden Aspects of Personality…
Novels consist of a string of revelations. 

 These revelations, consistently timed and well paced comprise and provide an important part of plot. 

 As such they play and inherent and necessary role in character development. Revelations lead to irrevocable moments wherein the protagonist, when faced with an immediate challenge demanding on the spot response,…
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Of Kings, Strategies and Tactics…
Capture of the King in chess ends the game. And thus the role of each piece or character’s movements works towards the larger goals of protecting the King of the same color and capturing the King of the opponent. The players move their characters and/or chess pieces towards accomplishing these two tasks. In this way…

