“The moral argument is most powerful when it is most dramatic. This means holding off the hero’s moral self-revelation until as close to the end of the story as possible.”
“When you let structure do the heavy lifting to make the moral case, you free up the dialogue to do what it does best, which is provide subtlety and emotional force.”
“Because plot involves the intimate weaving of characters and actions over the course of the entire story, it is inherently complex. It must be extremely detailed yet hang together as a whole. Often the failure of a single plot event can bring the entire story down.”
“List the key values of each of the major characters and explain how those values will come into conflict as each character tries to reach their goal.”
“In the best stories, the values of the opponent come into conflict with the values of the hero. Much of the power of the story rests on the quality of this opposition.”
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