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Great question, Cal.
I feel plot outlines aren't like sacred contracts.
They're more like roadmaps.
Authors know where they're starting, and where they'd like to wind up.
A chosen path can get rerouted. Storytelling uses detours, too.
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Writing Corner 96: Storytelling Part 5: The Climax
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Hi, I am the author, David Applegate, and this is my writing journey.
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I loved Dune and Conclave. Nickel Boys was great but it was missing something for me. The Substance had great individual performances and an interesting premise, but I thought pacing was all over the place and it didn’t really stick the landing.
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Dropping citations is how I know news stories makes a good theme for you 🤣
So i guess the cards would represent people/concepts you're putting in place, and stories you're choosing to cover? Somewhat of a tableau deconstruction game as people / income leave your company in outrage?
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Not bending the knee or kissing the ring was inspirational. Trying to intimidate and belittle showed where the weakness of character actually lies. Bring on the guillotine.
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I’ll say try to enjoy it for what it is. Even the central plot is actually not revealed until the end of the first book and I think the mystery propels it much further than the “here’s the deal you guys” speech the show starts with.
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Frame stories or episodic story structure (I'm not sure which you're using, maybe something else?) are tried- and true plot structures for novels, so go for it!