![]() ![]() Still we will consider the Protagonist to be the character which the reader follows most closely.Īntagonist – This character is normally trying to stop the Protagonist. Note that in many action and horror stories the “bad” guy could, strictly speaking, be considered the Protagonist, because he move the plot forward be trying to take over the world or trying to find new horrific ways to kill the main character. In Tolkien’s “Lord of the rings” we follow several characters that move the plot forward, but the main character is Frodo and his way to destroy the ring. It can be several people, but normally one character is more in the center than the others. Protagonist – This is the person driving the story forward. ![]() Normally they come naturally when you think about your history, but sometimes it can be worth the time play around and change these roles to see if the story can become more interesting. ![]() These are roles that are needed for the structure of any story. A character can in reality have several different roles and have different roles at different times in your story, but normally you can assign one general role of a character in your story. It will also make the characters easier to distinguish from each other. The roles are stereotypes that will make it easier for you to create interest, conflict and to make sure goals, problems and themes are seen from different points of views. Some just put a little flavor to your story.Ī good way to see which characters we need is to have a look at the different roles that usually exists in a well written story. Some move the story forward others show theme or highlight the conflicts. You continue this process of fleshing out your story, a few sentences at a time, until you have a structure that perfectly describes your story.ĭifferent characters fill different purposes. Now you will have a better description of what will happen in the beginning of your story. You break down this start part into more detail by dividing it into a start part, one or more middle parts and an ending part - writing a few sentences about each part. ![]() Now have a look at the sentences you have written about the start of your story. Now you will have a first crude structure of what will take place in your story. Later you break down your general idea into a start, a middle and a beginning and you write a few sentences about each part. If you need help with how to construct your idea Story Companion will provide ideas, theory and guides at a click of a button. You start by writing down a few sentences about your basic story idea - this will produce a general overview of your story. The created blueprint is then used to write your story. You achieve this by looking at your starting idea and, step by step, fleshing it out until you have a fully described story. The goal is to use Story Companion to create a blueprint of the story you want to tell. No theory is forced upon you but you use only the parts you feel are helpful. You can also download and use Story Companions free Story Guide that is streamlined with the Story Companion software to go from basic idea to a fully grown story.įor those used to storytelling theory you will find all the familiar areas for dealing with synopsis, characters, roles, settings, genre, theme, ideas, back story and, of course, your story structure. If you don’t know any story telling theory, or are unsure of how to continue, you can always access help, examples and step by step guides from inside the program. It has all the tools for putting your story together and it can help you with all the important ingredients needed for a good story! It is not a word processor (even if some basic word process functions are included) – it’s a story processor! Story Companion will help you create this structure. How can you go from a basic idea to a finished story? How can you avoid writers block and finish your story faster? The answer is that you create a story structure that will guide your writing. ![]()
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