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Wednesday, October 5, 2016

Distortion: Outline


Outline for Distortion, a White Noise novel.




*In Progress






  1. Back-story. 


    • In the first few pages, introduce your reader to the protagonist and his/her world.

    • Scene List:


      • Street Noise - Ash is introduced.

      • Action: He sees a homeless man go crazy, beats him up. His coffee is knocked out of his hand by a woman in a hurry.


        • Reaction: Heads home, has crazy dream.

        • Decision: Need to go to file the report in the morning.


      • Action: Next day, Ash needs to file a police report. He calls and lets him know he's on the way. There he finds that the old man has died, suspiciously.


        • Reaction: They ask some questions, and ask him not to leave town. "Standard procedure." He doesn't like Georges' look or evasive stance.

        • Decision: Heads to...




      • He stops and picks up a woman whose car broke down.

      • She asks a lot of questions, casually. On their way out of town, they are ran off the road.

      • ??????

      • X

      • x

      • x

      • x

      • x



  2. Inciting Event


    • The event that forces the protag into the story, with a clear goal.

    • There may be a clear, specific threat.

    • Scene List:


      • Shattered -

      • Car was run off the road.

      • Grace reveals that she is a reporter, and she witnessed one attempt on his life already (something in his coffee), which she knocked out of his hand to save him.

      • Tries to make it to his house, but they were followed, house destroyed.

      • Tries to make it to back-up site, kills hit-man. More could come, house destroyed, may as well leave town. He has a contact living in LA. Ash hasn't seen Chester since he consulted him on a joint case with the NSA. No recent ties, should be the best place to find him.

      • Grace and Ash head to LA.



  3. Series of Challenges and Solutions.


    • Your protag tries a series of solutions and fails. 

    • Things seem to go well, and all hope is lost.

    • Something BIG has to happen, or all is lost.

    • Subtle changes. Character is wrestling through, lost in the fog.

    • Scene List:


      • X

      • X

      • X



  4. Dramatic turning point.


    • A major change in your characters perspective.

    • Small changes came before now, but this is a major change for your character. The path is now clear. May come at a cost. This is where his inner goal is realized.

    • Scene List:


      • X

      • X

      • X



  5. Climax (Goal Reached)


    • Antagonist overcome, goal reached.

    • Using the trans-formative new perspective he gained in step 4, he overcomes the outer goal and his inner struggle at the same time.

    • Scene List:


      • X

      • X

      • X



  6. Wrap Up


    • Resolve/Restoration

    • One last scene to show how the character's world turned out.

    • Scene List:


      • X

      • X

      • X



  7. Celebration


    • Celebrating his victory. One scene, or less than a full scene.

    • Hint at the future?

    • Scene List:


      • X

      • X

      • X




















By Darrell Wolfe



Storyteller | Creative | INFJ | Intellection | Ideation | Input | Learner | Achiever | Multipotentialite




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