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When a con man discovers he has a 14-year old daughter, he struggles to bond with her while shielding her from his criminal occupation.
Revised versions: When a lonely con man discovers he has a 14-year old daughter, he struggles to bond with her while shielding her from his criminal occupation. (25 words) That he's lonely is the character flaw that draws him into the relationship with the daughter.? It's what makes him emotionallyRead more
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When a lonely con man discovers he has a 14-year old daughter, he struggles to bond with her while shielding her from his criminal occupation.
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That he’s lonely is the character flaw that draws him into the relationship with the daughter.? It’s what makes him emotionally vulnerable to becoming conned.? (That’s how a con works, it exploits the weakness of the mark.)
He’s also afflicted with an obsessive compulsive disorder which adds color to his character.? And explains why he’s so lonely.? ?So maybe:
When a lonely con man afflicted with OCD discovers he has a 14-year old daughter, he struggles to bond with her while shielding her from his criminal occupation.
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When his reflection changes to a young woman who needs his help, a reclusive author must enter Miraland and lead the rebellion against the crooked regime before the corruption spills into the real world.
>>spends their time coming up with creative ideas and thinking about problems in different waysThen what's his character arc? It's better that a character be someone who never had to come up with creative solutions -- he's ill-equipped to do so.? The plot attacks him where he? is most vulnerabRead more
>>spends their time coming up with creative ideas and thinking about problems in different ways
Then what’s his character arc? It’s better that a character be someone who never had to come up with creative solutions — he’s ill-equipped to do so.? The plot attacks him where he? is most vulnerable, forces him to develop strength where he is weakest.
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It’s an established fact that the most creative people in Hollyweird are the accountants — it’s why there is never any profit points for writers no matter how huge the movie gross.? 🙂
The standard formula is that the central conflict forces the protagonist to confront his character flaw and overcome it in order to prevail.? But the? “final exam”? does not occur until the 3rd Act.? If his flaw is that he’s reclusive, it would seem that he would have to confront and overcome it the moment he’s pulled through the looking glass into Miraland — otherwise he’s doomed from the git-go of the 2nd Act.
Just saying.
See lessWhen his reflection changes to a young woman who needs his help, a reclusive author must enter Miraland and lead the rebellion against the crooked regime before the corruption spills into the real world.
So, the inciting incident is when she pulls him through the mirror?? He can't get there on his own?
So, the inciting incident is when she pulls him through the mirror?? He can’t get there on his own?
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