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Terrified of his parents suspicions, a freshly outed gay high school senior must get a girlfriend so his parents will think he is straight.
The problem I see is that if he's already been outed at school, it's only a matter of time before his parents find out, right? ?(That's the ultimate doomsday scenario.) ?So I don't see how hitching up for the prom solves that problem. ?At best, it only postpones the day of reveal and reckoning.FurthRead more
The problem I see is that if he’s already been outed at school, it’s only a matter of time before his parents find out, right? ?(That’s the ultimate doomsday scenario.) ?So I don’t see how hitching up for the prom solves that problem. ?At best, it only postpones the day of reveal and reckoning.
Further, when you’ve raised some issue as the greatest problem, the greatest fear the protagonist has, then you’ve got it pay off. ?Anything less is a cheat.
And who is the antagonist, the nemesis in your scenario, anyway? ?I don’t see one.
See lessAfter an elaborate conspiracy conducted to lure him in, a retrenched detective discovers a cult that promises him riches but the cult has more in store for him than what he bargained for. OR A desperate ex-cop joins a cult in order to save his family but the cult kidnaps his daughter for ‘slaughter’. He has to save her even if it means losing his own life.
A "retrenched detective" -- what does that mean? "...joins a cult in order to save his family..." ?-- save his family from what? And it's not the cult that ?kidnaps his daughter -- it would be the cult leader who orders his followers to kidnap her. ?The logline should clearly ID the antagonist. WhyRead more
A “retrenched detective” — what does that mean?
“…joins a cult in order to save his family…” ?– save his family from what?
And it’s not the cult that ?kidnaps his daughter — it would be the cult leader who orders his followers to kidnap her. ?The logline should clearly ID the antagonist.
Why does the cult leader want to kill the daughter?
I don’t understand what the motivation is for either the protagonist getting involved or the antagonist wanting to kill.
See lessTerrified of his parents suspicions, a freshly outed gay high school senior must get a girlfriend so his parents will think he is straight.
Concur with Dkpough1. ? If he's already been outed, what are the stakes -- what does he stand to lose -- what MORE does he stand to lose -- by not being able to get a prom date?In crafting a plot, you have to imagine the absolutely worst thing that can wrong in the situation you set up -- the protagRead more
Concur with Dkpough1. ? If he’s already been outed, what are the stakes — what does he stand to lose — what MORE does he stand to lose — by not being able to get a prom date?
In crafting a plot, you have to imagine the absolutely worst thing that can wrong in the situation you set up — the protagonist’s worst nightmare — and then design the plot as a conspiracy to make that nightmare happen to the protagonist.
What is the absolutely worst thing the teenager will face if he’s already been outed ?at the start of the story versus the absolutely worst thing he will face if he’s outed at, say, the prom??If seems to me that there would be more infinitely dramatic tension and more at stake if he’s trying to get a female date to cover up his sexual orientation from friends and family.
What am I missing in the scenario you propose?
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