Signpost and Journey questions
Posted: Dec 20, 2013 3:55 pm
Hey all!
I'm having a little trouble with my plot progression illustration, so I have a few questions.
1) Do the signposts and journeys from a given throughline need to correspond time-wise with the same signposts and journeys from the other throughlines? If so, how do you illustrate the impact character's impact on the main character at Signpost #1 if the IC isn't introduced until somewhere in MC/OS Journey #1?
2) Is a signpost a condition or an event? For example, which of these is more appropriate for MC Signpost #1?
a. MC yearns to change her nature by finding a sense of stability and a defined set of duties.
b. Desperate for a sense of stability and duty, MC leaves her baby brother with her neighbor and leaves home to join the Organization.
And again, for MC Signpost #4?
a. Finally understanding the value of family over duty, MC looks forward to a new life, embracing uncertainty.
b. In the final moment before it's too late, MC decides to betray the Organization's rules by taking her son to the hospital, saving his life. In doing so, she experiences an epiphany that positively illuminates an uncertain future.
Thank you in advance for any advice!
I'm having a little trouble with my plot progression illustration, so I have a few questions.
1) Do the signposts and journeys from a given throughline need to correspond time-wise with the same signposts and journeys from the other throughlines? If so, how do you illustrate the impact character's impact on the main character at Signpost #1 if the IC isn't introduced until somewhere in MC/OS Journey #1?
2) Is a signpost a condition or an event? For example, which of these is more appropriate for MC Signpost #1?
a. MC yearns to change her nature by finding a sense of stability and a defined set of duties.
b. Desperate for a sense of stability and duty, MC leaves her baby brother with her neighbor and leaves home to join the Organization.
And again, for MC Signpost #4?
a. Finally understanding the value of family over duty, MC looks forward to a new life, embracing uncertainty.
b. In the final moment before it's too late, MC decides to betray the Organization's rules by taking her son to the hospital, saving his life. In doing so, she experiences an epiphany that positively illuminates an uncertain future.
Thank you in advance for any advice!