pt. 1. Exposition. Random scenes
A million miles in a thousand years
My uncle's funeral and a wedding
Going to see the professor
The elements of a meaningful life
How Jason saved his family
pt. 2. Character. Writing the world
You'll be different at the end
A character is what he does
pt. 3. A character who wants something. How to make yourself write a better story
Pointing toward the horizon
pt. 4. A character who wants something and overcomes conflict. A better story
The thing about a crossing
A tree in a story about a forest
The reason God hasn't fixed you yet
Great stories have memorable scenes
pt. 5. A character who wants something and overcomes conflict to get it. Squeezing the cat
All you have to do is try
To speak something into nothing
Where once there was nothing.
