What Would Your Character Do? by Eric Maisel

Author:Eric Maisel
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Writing Books
ISBN: 9781582973715
Publisher: Writer's Digest Books
Published: 2006-02-15T00:00:00+00:00

road adventure

scenario no. 15

road adventure

Imagine that your character decides to take off on a road adventure (think

On The Road, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Thelma & Louise, or any other road adventure book or movie). If taking off on such an adventure

doesn’t really fit your character’s nature, you will also need to dream up

a set of circumstances that might provoke your meek or settled character

to suddenly hit the road.

Picture your character’s preparations, how much money he takes, what

he packs, the kind of car he drives, whether you want a sidekick along on

the adventure, and other details that will help make the scene come alive

in your mind. Then proceed to the following questions.

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1. What is your character leaving behind?

a) A mate?

b) A mate and children?

c) A boring job?

d) A stressful life?

e) A crime?

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scenario no. 15

a) Leaving a mate behind is consistent with a weak character who hasn’t the

courage or the emotional wherewithal to end the relationship properly or,

alternatively, a flamboyant character in a turbulent relationship who pops

in and out of relationships on a whim.

b) Leaving a mate and children behind is consistent with an immature, ir-

responsible, and selfish character who is too self-absorbed and narcissistic to act honorably or, alternatively, with a desperate character so worn down

by duties and responsibilities that running off feels like the only way out.

c) Leaving a boring job behind is consistent with a meek, mild-mannered

character who decides that if he wants some excitement in life it will be

on his shoulders to find it.

d) Leaving a stressful life behind is consistent with a Type A character who has succumbed to the tensions of modern life and a pressure-packed job,

and who is looking not just for adventure but for simplicity and a break

from never-ending work as well.

e) Leaving a crime behind is consistent with a dangerous character on a

spree whose definition of adventure is likely to include alcohol, drugs, sex, and more crimes to follow.

What is your character leaving behind?

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2. What primary emotion does your character experience as he

takes off on his adventure?

a) Excitement?

b) Fear?

c) Anger?

d) Relief?

e) Indifference?

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