I’m thinking about designing a story to write — and then writing it. And so I find myself thinking in terms of the classic hero’s journey.<\/p>\n
Fundamentally, you need a hero, a problem and a solution. The rest is all details.<\/p>\n
Of course those details matter. For example, it’s not that interesting if the hero doesn’t learn anything. Ultimately it’s not really about what happens, but rather about the character arc.<\/p>\n
And of course you need to know who exactly is going on that journey. I remember the first time I saw Ratatouille<\/i>, and realized that the big character advancement moment was not about Remi.<\/p>\n
It was, of all things, about the food critic. That was a character I hadn’t even thought I could like. And yet it was the moment that brought tears to my eyes.<\/p>\n
So maybe I shouldn’t assume, going in, that I even know who our hero is. That knowledge might just end up bubbling up from somewhere in my subconscious.<\/p>\n
And I am happy to not yet know the answer. Like Yogi Berra said near the end of his life, when his wife asked whether he would prefer to be buried or cremated: “Surprise me.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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