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agilebritI'm visiting the Hollywood Formula, seeing how that works with a three-act structure, and deciding what Nachi actually Wants and what his Conflicts are in light of what happened in Act One.
Basically, Hell should be shaken to its roots at this point, because they've just had a major paradigm shift and Nachi is a heavier hitter than everyone gave him credit for. So they would not only start taking him more seriously as an adversary, but they might (possibly) send someone after him to take him out of the picture permanently.
So there's one subplot. Another is his ongoing conflict with his serial killer Charges and their Tempters. His own self-doubts come into the picture for that one, and I think I need to have him do something that puts him in serious danger of Falling himself.
I think each act should be a different serial killer. And also they should each have their own completed arcs. Consequences should build from the first through the second until the shit really hits the fan in the Third Act.
You know, I didn't use to think about all this stuff; I just sat down and wrote. But for something as ambitious as this, I need to think about the structure and how everything he does affects everything else. And posts like this are part of my brainstorming process and figuring out what needs to go where.
Basically, Hell should be shaken to its roots at this point, because they've just had a major paradigm shift and Nachi is a heavier hitter than everyone gave him credit for. So they would not only start taking him more seriously as an adversary, but they might (possibly) send someone after him to take him out of the picture permanently.
So there's one subplot. Another is his ongoing conflict with his serial killer Charges and their Tempters. His own self-doubts come into the picture for that one, and I think I need to have him do something that puts him in serious danger of Falling himself.
I think each act should be a different serial killer. And also they should each have their own completed arcs. Consequences should build from the first through the second until the shit really hits the fan in the Third Act.
You know, I didn't use to think about all this stuff; I just sat down and wrote. But for something as ambitious as this, I need to think about the structure and how everything he does affects everything else. And posts like this are part of my brainstorming process and figuring out what needs to go where.
