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Lesson 13
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Connie Hood – Lesson #13
What I learned were many ways to open up my story. The essential question is: How are we going to do this? The key was to research and confirm several details.
No one goes near the Detroit river these days (1920-33) due to constant shootouts between gangsters and customs agents. However, on the July 4 holiday families are out with picnics. Off duty agents/cops are armed.
On the Michigan side people enjoy an aerobatics show that goes somewhat wrong – nearly tragic. Clifford and his brother rehearsed their stunt – on a still wing. Wind from the propellor nearly knocks Leo off. Clara is horrified. Johnny foreshadows the tightrope event with light conversation about how he learned trapeze.
Borko, my clown/circus impresario makes a July 4th rum run between Michigan and Ontario. He makes contact with his Ontario handlers, the Purple Gang. The Canadian Club is very real and extremely dangerous.
The overall tone of the juxtaposing scenes is threat and loss. Unique actions, settings and equipment in the air show and the rum run make survival interesting.
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Natalie’s Unique Action.
WIL: Doing this assignment added new character and plot twists and increased complications and conflicts
1. Looking at your entire story, what is unique about each of these places:
Environment: The story takes place on Halloween at the fairground
Rules: Stay close, stay safe, supervision by an adult
Villain: Heroine’s future stepfather, a commercial land developer who hired two henchmen
Mission: Initially, popularity rating junkie self promoting YouTube video blogging, then following and recording villain and his henchmen, and finally, trying to prevent sabotage and save lives of her family and fairgoers
Struggle: Being taken seriously, seeking and finding help in overly crowded place
Unique Skillset: Videography, people watching, keen eye for interesting situations
Meaning: popularity rating wannabe junkie who inadvertently turned hero
Allies: Jordan, Brie (mother), Turner (Grandpa)
Weapon: iPhone camera, wit and creativity
2. Brainstorm ways to make one or more of those places unique:
What if…?
Struggle: Sarah’s avoiding responsibility
Allies: Ronnie, Sarah’s father, one of Cooper’s henchmen became an ally?
B. Take to an extreme.
Unique skillset: Sarah can read lips form a distance
E. Go opposite.
Weapon: Impair Sarah’s phone to create more obstacles
F. What haven’t we seen?
Teenage action hero facing off powerful adult nemesis
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