
Out on the Wire Episode 4: Bare Bones
Out on the Wire
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The Narrative Arc, Chronology and Framing
The focus sentence is the most basic, bareboned version of your narrative arc. It's on some kind of journey, and the journey is set off by an event. That's what the butt in the focus sentence points to. The protagonist's motivation is potential energy. And if you've got a protagonist without motivation, youd better be doing something pretty unusual.
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