Jena Bonna
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Lesson 2 – Who Are We Traveling With?
1. What I learned… I learned I need to figure out what exactly makes each character special. I really struggled with that question.
2. My Protagonist is a Runner I think. He’s running from life and running towards death.
3. My Antagonist is a Change Agent. She will protect my Protag’s secret and change him by giving him what he wants… AND MORE!
4. Protag has Lawyer and Staff (1 or 2) + Antag has 2 best friends and a Mom. Background Characters will be Museum Curator + Investigator
5. Genre is a Buddy/Heist Drama
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Role in the story: Protag & Antag
Age range and Description:
Protag = Carlisle Northrup Worthington / Billionaire Art Collector, made his money in steel, deceased wife, Mamie Hollister. No children. No direct heirs. AGE: 86, Tall, Thin, Handsome, striking man in his day. Stays fit by walking on treadmill – dedicated.
Antag = Juliet/ Jules, a 13 yr old girl. Working class, single parent household (Mother) Runs with 2 boys – her best friends. They ride their bikes around town with a lot of independence. Jules is a really good pick-pocketer.
Internal Journey: He gets to have one last adventure reminiscent of he and Mamie’s lives together, and in doing so, learns to love living again.
External Journey: He clears his To-Die List when Jules agrees to help him plan and enact the reverse heist.
Motivation: He wants to plan every minute detail of his death, funeral, music, burial, money goes where… all of his choices keep Mamie (and their secret) alive. He somehow needs to trust someone and share his secret without betraying Mamie and his love for her and their life together.
Wound: Loss of his wife has haunted him. Why couldn’t his money have saved her life? Found a better doctor? Stopped her illness.
Mission/Agenda: The mission is to correct the secret without anyone knowing that he and Mamie did it. His purpose (hidden) is to really relive the excitement he and Mamie had when planning and plotting the execution of the secret.
Secret: He is hiding the fact that his late wife was a klepto and he indulged her personality to the highest degree.
What makes them special. ?
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Jena Bonna Transformational Journey
What I learned? The biggest thing I learned from this assignment was how powerful the 3 minute empowering audio bit could be. I easily tapped in to previous successful thoughts and feelings, as well as instantly editing the last line (NLP) of it from “you’re going to be such a great writer” to “I am a great writer!”
LEAD CHARACTER: BILLIONAIRE OLD MAN spends his days obsessively planning for his death.
Arc Beginning: Obsessed with planning every detail of his death.
Arc Ending: Loves living life to the fullest – turns his back on death.
Internal Journey: Releases the hold his secret (and dead wife) has on him. (Releases old life.)
External Journey: Bonds with tween to plan and execute a clandestine mission that will free him from his secret so he can dies in peace.
Old Ways: Obsessively planning funeral, amending will, writing and rewriting obituary, customizing headstone, planning scenarios for every cause of death, who gets every dime etc. Keeps a big secret. Holds on to dead wife.
New Ways: Shares his secret. Trusts a stranger. Ready for life’s next adventure, makes new friends, and loving every minute of it.
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Hi Kristin,
Your ranch life sounds soooo fascinating! If you haven’t, you should write about it!
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Hi Rodney,
I grew up near Asheville but have lived in L.A. for many years now! Many a day I’ve spent hiking around Mt. Mitchell and Linville Falls. I love Asheville!
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I think it’s pretty cool you were a teen badminton champion!