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Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Writing Starter #6

Stasis:  The main character (unnamed for now) is floating in the middle of the ocean holding onto a piece of driftwood.  He does not know how he got there, or where he is.

Trigger:  A sailing boat comes into sight, heading straight for the main character.  It stops next to him and picks him up.

The quest:  Two large men are on the boat, one with a huge beard.  They give the main character coffee and have casual conversation.

Surprise:  The two large men suddenly have a disagreement of some sort and one pulls out a harpoon gun and shoots the other one in the chest.

Critical choice:  The main character chooses not to intervene in any way and watches the two fight it out.

Climax:  The two men continue fighting until they tumble off of the boat and sink into the ocean.

Reversal:  The main character searches the boat and finds pictures of himself and papers saying the boat belongs to him.

Resolution:  The main character sails back to shore and heads to the hospital to get his head checked.

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