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Three essential questions about your protagonist

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Alexandra Sokoloff
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Here are three absolutely essential questions that will help crystallize your story:

-      What does your protagonist WANT?

-      What is their PLAN to get it?

-      Who and what is standing in their way?  (FORCES OF OPPOSITION)

You'd be surprised how many people come to my workshops (some with half-completed books!) who can't answer those deceptively si…

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