The Road to Synopsisville
First off, great book: Writing the Fiction Synopsis by Pam McCutcheon. Not on my contract list but a necessity in preventing my finding a panic button to hit. Its filled with worksheets that are not just helping me to create the synopsis but also sort out some key issues I need to take care of in the rest of the book.
I just finished doing the basic character worksheet and added a couple of my own columns (Enneagram style, Archetype style) to make it 'fit' my style. This really concretized things for me as far as the characters are concerned.
Blogger.com doesn't like tables so I'm going to have to make an image and put it up later this weekend when I have more time....
Back to the road to Synopsisville. Martini anyone?
Poor Jon
Well, it hit me. I can't have two main characters stomping around in fits of anger. Kate will do this very nicely, thank you, since she now has a good slew of ghosts in her closet to keep her on edge. Jon though, well...
Jon's character arc would never get the chance to be substantial if I kept him so pissy. Plus, considering that this guy has been basically under 'house' arrest since 'gaining conciousness', i.e. his mental upgrade, I think I can set his character apart more by making him more innocent, more surprised by the new world around him. The experiences with Boudica will certain have more impact by doing this as well.
As I rework chapter two (originally chapter one), I'm seeing other advantages to this as well. It allows for Burke's character to be more diverse, more questionable, more grey.
I know, I'm making Jon a bit Luke Skywalker. But I think that's ok.
