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Originally Posted by Gregg Bell
It's going to be flat-out funny though. In the skeleton of a thriller though. I don't know what the genre will be. Genre-less probably.
Yep, will stay away from real people. Life is hard enough without getting sued.
I like the advice ala "Criminal Minds." Have seen that sort of thing so many times and it really works. Think my protagonist would know the full extent of what the antagonist is up to by say the 25% mark? (I'm looking for a %.) That sounds right to me anyway.
Thanks buddy.
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You're quite welcome Gregg. I agree with you that the Criminal Minds idea is seen in a lot of dramatic story lines. Probably because as you noted it does work so well. I'd think that every storyteller from the days of Aristotle and Homer onward has used it.
I think if you go by the idea of 4ths you can't go very wrong. By 25% he's sure there is a problem at 50% he thinks he's well on the way to solving it but then something goes wrong and he has a big setback. By 75% he's rapidly approaching the showdown with the villain and then of course comes the final fight and the aftermath or resolution. In screen plays they map it out as six key points. It's also known as Aristotle's Incline.
1. Opening
2. Plot Point One -25%
3. Midpoint - 50%
4. Plot Point Two - 75%
5. Catharsis - the final showdown
6. Wrap-up (where everything is right with the world again)