Friday, August 21, 2009

This is not as easy as I thought.

OK
In the last post I inserted the outline with the synopsis of the novel. It looked horrible. So I have separated the photos of my protaganists from the outline.

How it works this time.

Ros’s Dilemma

I. Plot

A. Event Sequence

1. Sophomore at U of NH, working with animals

2. Finances force her to sell her horse to a local riding stable to pay for education

3. During her sophomore year, Liv discovers that the new owner is mistreating the horse

4. Tries to raise the money necessary to buy her horse back before the horse is sold trail-riding business on West Coast

5. Calls Gins for help

a. New owner has fled to Washington State where Gin know lives

b. Her friends from environmental group in Washington State use abused horse issue to get the evil guy - make him pay ---

6. Liv rehabilitates the horse as a therapeutic riding horse

II. Characters

A. Main 1. Ros Lane

1. Choose a name that reflects the character's personality or role.

a. Young woman who is in her second year of college

Happy life - family lives near campus

2. What life events contributed to the way this character thinks, acts, etc.?

b. Very headstrong

3. Needs to keep in contact with earth to feel grounded.

c. Smart

d. Good athlete

e. Artist

4. How will the character's words, thoughts, and actions demonstrate these traits?

Rescue her horse, which was mistreated by her new owner, e she had to sell

5. What does this character want to accomplish?

Save horse

6. What stands in the way?

Money and evil new owner

B. Evil New Owner

C. Horse

D. Secondary

1. Gin & Ros's Family

a. Plot purpose - to flesh out why have to sell horse

2. Why is this character in the story?

b. Attitude

3. How does he or she view the main character?

c. Personality

4. What distinguishes this character from others? (For example, idiosyncrasies, mannerisms,, way of speaking, etc.)

d. Mom's Brother & Ros's Dad

e. Cousin who is blacksmith

5. Gins

a. Plot purpose- wise person who helps her solve her dilemma

Why is this character in the story?

b. Attitude

How does he or she view the main character?

c. Personality

6. What distinguishes this character from others? (For example, idiosyncrasies, mannerisms, way of speaking, etc.)

7. 3. Gin's Significant other

8. Personality

9. Plot Purpose

III. Setting – need to flesh out

A. Effect on story mood

B. Effect on plot

C. Description

D. Effect on characters



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