| Twisted Peak | Sands Illusion | Skyland's Rising | Kingdom Tides | Wielder's Dawn |
| Clal looks at the rising sun | Turl & Willa in the cottage, discuss twin's parents |
| Clal hopes for the dragon, adventure, cut through |
| Leave Uncle Turl & Aunt Willa |
| Head to market tomorrow |
| Aerol & Mina join them |
| Clal & Ansa talk about whether they'll find their parents |
| Ansa speaks of stone |
| Woman's face at water's edge |
| Arrive in Eldan for Adventus celebration |
| Talon comes and set up for Market |
| Talon takes Ansa to Gwyn |
| Talon & Clal arrive at Smithy |
| day1: Clal wakes up facinated with the stone again |
| Talon catches him but not with the light, the stone only |
| Talon acts funny, Clal almost confides in him |
| Instead, Talon suggest safekeeping it, making a necklace |
| Clal learns the ways of blacksmithing from Talon |
| This will be significant for future, but how? |
| day2: after work, he travels around the town, sees things |
| Visit the market and see Aerol & Mina, Aerol |
| day3: Clal works with Talon, this time, Talon tells history |
| end of day visits Ansa, stays late |
| shows her the necklace, she loves it |
| they talk about what she's been up to |
| talk about the stone again |
| she encourages to tell Talon, Clal determined to tell him |
| Clal returns past midnight, strange things happen in city late |
| Clal goes in but Talon is nowhere |
| Disheveled and distroyed inside |
| Runs back toward Gwyn's/Ansa |
| Runs into Rythe who's coming in late for tomorrow |
| Clal tells him what has happened |
| Rythe says he thinks he knows what's going on |
| Invites him to stay with him at the inn |
| Wouldn't want Ansa worried right now |
| Rythe explains talk of Rishk in tavern one night months ago |
| Tells him that Talon is the best, people think it's by magic |
| Sleeps Inn |
| Wake up, tells Clal to wait here till he returns tomorrow |
| Clal has a better idea, thinks Morgreth may have answers |
| About stone, about Talon |
| Talk it over and they decide to stay together |
| Clal joins Rythe inside Eldan Vyum Castle |
| Clal meets a few other nice boys (3 of them to appear later) |
| Morgreth appears with King - speeches |
| Exam, not for the chosen one, but for another reason |
| Though in secret for the chosen one |
| Clal stands up on purpose when a name is read thrice |
| Follows boys then is alone with Morgreth |
| Morgreth asks why he's here: 3 criteria |
| - Came to ask Morgreth about the stone |
| - criteria: (brings own stone) |
| - criteria: (wrong age) |
| - criteria: (is a twin) |
| - optional criteria: (is an orphan) |
| Clal is given a metal tube with a scroll within it. |
| "Open is tonight and follow every word" |
| Clal returns, Rythe notices something different |
| Clal wakes up in the middle of the night |
| Walks into hallway, shines stone in suspense |
| Says to follow the symbols (sun, moon, stars) |
| Rythe is awoken by Clal follow symbols by stone light |
| They come across Renthar/Rishk and a few words spoken |
| Guards catch them, still follow symbols |
| Barely make it by jumping into an open wall that closes |
| Something darts in last minute |
| Last thing: Clal/Rythe turn and see a figure sprawled on floor |
| Back earlier in the day: Ansa awakes after Clal left last night |
| Feels something wrong and tells Gwyn |
| Gwyn makes a plan and they find themselves at castle gate |
| Convince guards |
| Ansa in castle, meets lady |
| Master Castle Lady talks about Morgreth's secret order |
| Master Castle Lady talks about Morgreth's secret order |
| Master Castle Lady talks about Morgreth's secret order |
| Master Castle Lady talks about Morgreth's secret order |
| Master Castle Lady talks about Morgreth's secret order |
| Master Castle Lady talks about Morgreth's secret order |
| Master Castle Lady talks about Morgreth's secret order |
| Taken to royal garden and meets Hittle |
| Hittle guides Ansa through castle, guards chase |
| Slips into Hero's chamber, and they all are there together |
| Initial amazement |
| Issue: Ansa needs to come at night somehow...no attending the feast as a servant, maybe no ringing of the bell too. |
| the suspense here is that the night is almost done and it seems Ansa is too late? |
| Twisted Peak | Twisted Peak | Skyland's Rising | Kingdom Tides | Wielder's Dawn |
| Clal looks at the rising sun |
| Clal hopes for the dragon, adventure, cut through |
| Leave Uncle Turl & Aunt Willa |
| Head to market tomorrow |
| Aerol & Mina join them |
| Clal & Ansa talk about whether they'll find their parents |
| Ansa speaks of stone |
| Woman's face at water's edge |
| Arrive in Eldan for Adventus celebration |
| Talon comes and set up for Market |
| Talon takes Ansa to Gwyn |
| Talon & Clal arrive at Smithy |
| day1: Clal wakes up facinated with the stone again |
| Talon catches him but not with the light, the stone only |
| Talon acts funny, Clal almost confides in him |
| Instead, Talon suggest safekeeping it, making a necklace |
| Clal learns the ways of blacksmithing from Talon |
| This will be significant for future, but how? |
| day2: after work, he travels around the town, sees things |
| Visit the market and see Aerol & Mina, Aerol |
| day3: Clal works with Talon, this time, Talon tells history |
| end of day visits Ansa, stays late |
| shows her the necklace, she loves it |
| they talk about what she's been up to |
| talk about the stone again |
| she encourages to tell Talon, Clal determined to tell him |
| Clal returns past midnight, strange things happen in city late |
| Clal goes in but Talon is nowhere |
| Disheveled and distroyed inside |
| Runs back toward Gwyn's/Ansa |
| Runs into Rythe who's coming in late for tomorrow |
| Clal tells him what has happened |
| Rythe says he thinks he knows what's going on |
| Invites him to stay with him at the inn |
| Wouldn't want Ansa worried right now |
| Rythe explains talk of Rishk in tavern one night months ago |
| Tells him that Talon is the best, people think it's by magic |
| Sleeps Inn |
| Wake up, tells Clal to wait here till he returns tomorrow |
| Clal has a better idea, thinks Morgreth may have answers |
| About stone, about Talon |
| Talk it over and they decide to stay together |
| Clal joins Rythe inside Eldan Vyum Castle |
| Clal meets a few other nice boys (3 of them to appear later) |
| Morgreth appears with King - speeches |
| Exam, not for the chosen one, but for another reason |
| Though in secret for the chosen one |
| Clal stands up on purpose when a name is read thrice |
| Follows boys then is alone with Morgreth |
| Morgreth asks why he's here: 3 criteria |
| - Came to ask Morgreth about the stone |
| - criteria: (brings own stone) |
| - criteria: (wrong age) |
| - criteria: (is a twin) |
| - optional criteria: (is an orphan) |
| Clal is given a metal tube with a scroll within it. |
| "Open is tonight and follow every word" |
| Clal returns, Rythe notices something different |
| Clal wakes up in the middle of the night |
| Walks into hallway, shines stone in suspense |
| Says to follow the symbols (sun, moon, stars) |
| Rythe is awoken by Clal follow symbols by stone light |
| They come across Renthar/Rishk and a few words spoken |
| Guards catch them, still follow symbols |
| Barely make it by jumping into an open wall that closes |
| Something darts in last minute |
| Last thing: Clal/Rythe turn and see a figure sprawled on floor |
| Back earlier in the day: Ansa awakes after Clal left last night |
| Feels something wrong and tells Gwyn |
| Gwyn makes a plan and they find themselves at castle gate |
| Convince guards |
| Ansa in castle, meets lady |
| Master Castle Lady talks about Morgreth's secret order |
| Master Castle Lady talks about Morgreth's secret order |
| Master Castle Lady talks about Morgreth's secret order |
| Master Castle Lady talks about Morgreth's secret order |
| Master Castle Lady talks about Morgreth's secret order |
| Master Castle Lady talks about Morgreth's secret order |
| Master Castle Lady talks about Morgreth's secret order |
| Taken to royal garden and meets Hittle |
| Hittle guides Ansa through castle, guards chase |
| Slips into Hero's chamber, and they all are there together |
| Initial amazement |
| Issue: Ansa needs to come at night somehow...no attending the feast as a servant, maybe no ringing of the bell too. |
| the suspense here is that the night is almost done and it seems Ansa is too late? |
| Scene Structure | Wizard of Oz |
| Goal, wants to do ____ (And): | Girl raised on farm in Kansas. Boring life |
| Complication, obstacle (But): | Tornado comes and sweeps her away to Oz |
| Question, Conflict (Therefore): | What must she do to get back home? |
| Goal, wants to do ____ (And): | Goes to ask wizard to grant wishes |
| Complication, obstacle (But): | tells her to get the Witch's broomstick |
| Question, Conflict (Therefore): | How can we kill the witch and get the broom? |
| Goal, wants to do ____ (And): | Goes to ask wizard to grant wishes |
| Complication, obstacle (But): | tells her to get the Witch's broomstick |
| Question, Conflict (Therefore): | How can we kill the witch and get the broom? |
| | | | Plot | updates status of investigation |
| | | | Character | introduce new char. |
| | | | Reveal | learns what happens to father |
| | | | Foreshadowing | details important to stories grand reveal at the end |
| | | | Plot | good luck in Pennsylvania |
| | | | What want to conveigh |
| Complications: | don't let your character get comfortable | tension |
| ticking time bomb | disagreement |
| threat of violence | clashing goals |
| uncomfortable setting | unexpected characters |
| hieghtened stakes | any surprise |
| Pace of a scene | | | | reasoning to writer's choices |
| dialogue | | | | how does character transition from internal thorughts to outward action |
| action/character movement |
| protaginist thoughts |
| description |
| dense description |
| vs. dialogue |
| Chapters | late in early out | open with a status update | open with status update |
| 1000.0 | chapter breaks | where are your characters and who is there | heightne the tension and the stakes |
| high fantasy 5000 | scene breaks | what progress made since last scene | end eith a promise about the future | what conflicts will they have to deal with |
| scene breaks |
| sometimes 3 scenes in one chapter |
| 750 - 2500 per scene |
| Challeng/Exercise: | 1: summarize | 2: write | 3: revise |
| a scene from middle of story not written yet | one paragraph summary of what you want to happen, how the scene ends | write the scene | wait a week, then go back revise, another source of tension, what questions does the scene answer, what new ones can it create, what else could the scene accomplish, backstory, introduce new character, |