Occasional Sputterings

 [01 - intro + meet main (1257)] It was a dark and stormy night. The wind  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 20201102-01-0254/+4 Marcus sat in his warm chair and held the thick, closed portfolio. Hearing the breeze ease through the trees made him turn. Barely visible in the moonlight, the sounds of swaying branches reminded him of beaches of crushed shells with only the tide to keep him company. The smell of leather drew him back. * I've checked this a dozen times. He has the spark. He just doesn't see it. * Opening the portfolio, Marcus reviewed the dossier. Upon the desk a holographic man stood, rotating slowly. Dressed in a loose t-shirt and a pair of sweatpants, the figure repeated the same set of brisk motions: a burpee, a pull-up, a round-house kick, and a box-jump. Swiping in mid-air, the holographic man became a baker; the figure began making an endless collection of pancakes. Conti

 Two part approach [o] main character is surrounded by wonder/beauty/interesting and cannot see it [o] pick-your-path element - reader decides how the main character responds ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [01 - intro + meet main] [02- meet sidekick] [03 - decision - man vs nature OR man vs self OR man vs society OR man vs man] [04 - develop sidekick; either side-kick is decision independent OR side-kick is dependent] [05 - foreshadow success AND fail - what does each decision / type of conflict / look like resolution-wise] [06 - introduce first minor conflict - all four types] [07 - introduce minor conflict resolution - one of the four will result in killing the main character (go back)] [08 - introduce second minor conflict - four types] [09 - introduce minor conflict resolution - one will kill the main character (different than #7); (go back)] [10 - introduce third minor conflict - four ty