3. Will the First Plot Point seem favorable? If so, how will the complications turn out to be worse than the protagonist expected?
The first plot point I intend on creating is Brenna finally meeting Derrick’s father during thanksgiving. The couple is going to go to Derricks house and it’ll be her first time meeting any of his family. Its going to seem like it goes well, its not going to be a disaster or anything too horrible.
5. Will the protagonist willingly embrace the First Plot Point and walk into the Second Act under his own power?
Brenna has some interest of her own to finally meet Derrick’s parents as she’s dying to know who this man her father despises is and the curiosity of how he raised her partner so well but being a seemingly horrible person at the same time.
6. Or will he have to be dragged, kicking and screaming, through the gateway between acts?
Derrick however will be dragged to the event, he has not been on good terms with his father in a while and dreads being around him. He feels that there has been some event that has shifted their relationship but the two of them avoid discussing it, which is why Derrick thinks they’re not on good terms and doesn’t want to return home often.
8. How will your character react to the First Plot Point?
Brenna is going to see this as a learning point and more of a comforting feeling as she knows many people struggle with their paternal relationships but she truly realizes it really does affect everyone as she learns a lot about Derrick’s family. Both characters have very different family normals so the two of them don’t often think too hard about a concept that is different to the other.
10. How will the First Plot Point put your character’s feet on the path to his new Truth?
For Brenna this is going to help her on her path to realizing that she doesn’t have to feel like she’s doing something wrong in her relationship with her father. I know when drafting my first story last semester this was going to be a big focus for Brenna and I ended up focusing the relationship with the sister instead, so I think that just focusing on her difficulties with her father will be an easier for writing more in depth feelings.