Module 2-Lesson 8: Writing With Intrigue

[Brenda Boddy]

BRENDA BODDY – WRITING WITH INTRIGUE
WHAT I LEARNED: I AM CONTINUALLY IMPRESSED WITH THESE LESSONS. I AM STRIVING TO BE QUICKER AT JUST PUTTING THOUGHTS DOWN AND NOT TRYING TO EDIT THEM RIGHT NOW…HARD TO DO FOR A PERFECTIONIST. I DOWNLOADED A RECORDER AND AM PRACTICING THINKING ABOUT THE ASSIGNMENT I ‘M WORKING ON AND RECORDING MY ANSWERS THROUGHOUT THE DAY. I’VE STOPPED OBSESSING WHEN I HAVE TO SAY “MOVE TO THE NEXT ONE”.
Jewel is a Bortac agent who is also a serial killer.
• A. Establish something shocking and point to the terrible things it could mean.
• JEWEL: AN EX-CAPTIVE OF A SEX RING WHO WORKED HER WAY UP THROUGH THE LAW RANKS TO BECOME A BORTAC AGENT. SHE ALSO WORKS UNDERCOVER FOR INTERNAL AFFAIRS, BUT JUSTICE IS CONVINCED THAT SHE HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE SERIAL KILLINGS THAT HAVE BEEN HAPPENING
• B. Strong statement; question about something underhanded beneath the surface. JEWEL IS AN EXCELLENT BORTAC AGENT AND UNDERCOVER INFORMANT FOR INTERNAL AFFAIRS. SHE WORKED HER WAY UP THE LAW CHAIN WITH FIERCE DETERMINATION, AFTER BEING RESCUED FROM CAPTIVITY BY A SEX TRAFFICING RING. NOW SHE’S IN A PLACE OF POWER. IS THIS EVIDENCE TO BE CONSIDERED NOW THAT A SERIAL KILLER IS ELIMINATING THE PIMPS IN THE AREA?
• C. Question that points to hidden agendas, hidden identity, conspiracy, etc.. IS JEWEL A SERIAL KILLER? HOW COULD HER RISE TO POWER AS A BORTAC AGENT BE COVER?
• D. Character 1 is convinced/worried/wondering that Character 2 has done _____________. JUSTICE IS CONVINCED THAT JEWE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SERIAL KILLINGS, ELIMINATING LOCAL PIMPS AND GANG MEMBERS.
• E. But maybe it is all wrong. JUSTICE’S OLD-FASHIONED LAW TECHNIQUES CAST DOUBT ON HIS ACCUSATION THAT JEWEL IS A SERIAL KILLER. GUT INSTINCT FLYS IN THE FACE OF HARD EVIDENCE. DOES THIS MEAN HE’S WRONG? NOT NECESSARILY.
• F. A Pattern that Leads to Future Consequences. WHAT STARTS BETWEEN JEWEL AND JUSTICE AS ANIMOSITY CHANGES TO ATTRACTION AS THEIR GOALS TO TAKE DOWN THE CARTEL FALL INTO ALLIGNMENT. CAN JUSTICE’S OLD-FASHIONED VALUE SYSTEM HANDLE A SERIAL KILLERS MEANS TO AN END?
• G. If he does ________________, that means ___Intrigue_____. IF JEWEL IS A SERIAL KILLER, THAT MEANS JUSTICE HAS TO SUPPORT HER IN SPITE OF HIS CODE OF HONOR.
• H. State the mystery. WHY IS JEWEL A SERIAL KILLER? WHY IS JEWEL STALKING THE CARTEL? WHY IS JEWEL SO INTERESTED IN THE NEWS REPORTS OF A SERIAL KILLER?
• I. Should be/could be _______, but it is even worse.
• J. Intense language. JEWEL: THE WORSE KIND OF SERIAL KILLER. ONE THAT’S BEEN IN THE VICTIMS SEAT.

CHARACTER DESCRIPTION:
JEWEL: BORTAC PARTNER
After being sex trafficked as a teen, Jewel has worked her way up the ladder of law enforcement to become a BORTAC agent, with a fierce desire to take control of her own destiny. Now she has an agenda. Why is she working undercover for Internal Affairs and why is Justice convinced she’s a serial killer? Is he wrong? Not necessarily.