I think my castle is that house in which I've set my story because it's a familiar drama. And final battle is that the protagonist will try to make things the way they were before. Do you think it's correct? Or do you have any suggestions for me?
Usually the Castle is the villain's home turf, which the protagonist has to infiltrate to defeat the villain in the Final Battle. But in a family drama, the wounds of the protagonist do often happen in the family home, and the antagonist is often a family member. So the question for your story may be more about how in the Final Battle you can make that environment feel thematic and significant, to your protagonist and to your reader.
Can you give me some details about the antagonist of your story and the conflict that takes place in your final battle?
Yes, you're right and that's my problem. The entire story takes place in a house which I think people find boring because of the location. There are locations in the past but in the present, everything happens in the same house. I'm frustrated. I don't know how to overcome this problem. The protagonist did something wrong with his family and vice-versa. So now, he wants to put an end to those problem and make piece. He wants to solve the problems from his side so he can release the burden and live peacefully.
Is there some reason you're keeping all the scenes in the house? Families don't tend to stay entirely in their homes. They go to work, to school, to visit relatives and friends, to local and state and national parks, and fairs and movies and restaurants. They go on vacation, on roadtrips, and sometimes have second homes or meaningful holiday destinations. Unless there's a problem with agoraphobia or a war outside the house or some kind of hoarding issue (all interesting dilemmas, btw!) - why keep the action only inside the house?
Because the MC's ( male and female ) are software engineers, so they go to work, return home and then the usual things. Something happened between them and now there are differences. You see where I'm getting stuck again and again. Present :- no one wants to see each other's faces. Past :- something happened with their parents, between them, they were very happy. Their childhood love. So past has a variety but the present is focused on the quarrels between them.
Well, if the past has all kinds of varied, interesting, adventurous scenes and settings. and the present just has them stuck in the house going nowhere, that's a good choice - it graphically demonstrates the stagnation in the relationship. The important thing is to make sure the past sets up that CONTRAST. It's like two whole different worlds.
The past :- how they met and fall in love, how their relationship progressed, his happy days with his parents and his sister, the days when he used to be happy.
The present :- his parents no longer live in that house, his sister cut ties with him, his wife is threatening him with divorce, he has no friends, no one to turn to.
Are they both ok? I'm confused. How can I make them more interesting?
I think my castle is that house in which I've set my story because it's a familiar drama. And final battle is that the protagonist will try to make things the way they were before. Do you think it's correct? Or do you have any suggestions for me?
Usually the Castle is the villain's home turf, which the protagonist has to infiltrate to defeat the villain in the Final Battle. But in a family drama, the wounds of the protagonist do often happen in the family home, and the antagonist is often a family member. So the question for your story may be more about how in the Final Battle you can make that environment feel thematic and significant, to your protagonist and to your reader.
Can you give me some details about the antagonist of your story and the conflict that takes place in your final battle?
Yes, you're right and that's my problem. The entire story takes place in a house which I think people find boring because of the location. There are locations in the past but in the present, everything happens in the same house. I'm frustrated. I don't know how to overcome this problem. The protagonist did something wrong with his family and vice-versa. So now, he wants to put an end to those problem and make piece. He wants to solve the problems from his side so he can release the burden and live peacefully.
Is there some reason you're keeping all the scenes in the house? Families don't tend to stay entirely in their homes. They go to work, to school, to visit relatives and friends, to local and state and national parks, and fairs and movies and restaurants. They go on vacation, on roadtrips, and sometimes have second homes or meaningful holiday destinations. Unless there's a problem with agoraphobia or a war outside the house or some kind of hoarding issue (all interesting dilemmas, btw!) - why keep the action only inside the house?
Because the MC's ( male and female ) are software engineers, so they go to work, return home and then the usual things. Something happened between them and now there are differences. You see where I'm getting stuck again and again. Present :- no one wants to see each other's faces. Past :- something happened with their parents, between them, they were very happy. Their childhood love. So past has a variety but the present is focused on the quarrels between them.
Well, if the past has all kinds of varied, interesting, adventurous scenes and settings. and the present just has them stuck in the house going nowhere, that's a good choice - it graphically demonstrates the stagnation in the relationship. The important thing is to make sure the past sets up that CONTRAST. It's like two whole different worlds.
The past :- how they met and fall in love, how their relationship progressed, his happy days with his parents and his sister, the days when he used to be happy.
The present :- his parents no longer live in that house, his sister cut ties with him, his wife is threatening him with divorce, he has no friends, no one to turn to.
Are they both ok? I'm confused. How can I make them more interesting?