What I'm stuck on is how to move the story forward. I just ended chapter two with Nathan and Rillian borrowing some horses and taking off on the road to Kagoshua. I'm not sure what happens between the time they see Kagoshua in flames, to the time they find the baron. How they find the baron is my big question.
Brainstorm fodder anyone? Ideas? Thoughts? Comments?
That said, you may still be stuck on a question like how the main characters find someone. I guess what you need to do is start throwing out as many answers as you can, rapid fire, ignoring their plausibility, sensibility, and interest level. Start with them stumbling across the baron on the streets and go from there...
I do have a general story outline and an outline for each chapter...it's the details that I sometimes have trouble with
I mean, how does Nathan normally find the Baron? I'd think he makes an educated guess as to the probable locations of the Baron based on the current situation and time of day, then checks and sees if the Baron is there. He asks around.
Both these will work very well if the Baron is organizing fire brigades (particularly if he's organizing them out of troops assembled to try and fight off the dragon attack). Half the people running around will have a pretty good idea of the Baron's recent whereabouts.
Brainstorming is better for solving problems where there is not a single unique solution. There is only one Baron, and they must find him rather than escape him.
Think like your character.
Thus, the burden rests on the lead character. And maybe after the problem is solved or whatever, the Baron keeps the glory for himself.
I dunno, there's a lot you could do with this.
If the Baron is hiding or has run for the hills, then why on Earth does Nathan bother to look for him? He'd just stick in, do his job, and wait for the Baron to show up again.
Or would he?
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The Baron is in hiding, which the lead character and maybe some others find out and keep it a secret. The Baron knows what needs to be done, but he's too much of a coward to do it and too prideful to admit that he can't.
Thus, the burden rests on the lead character. And maybe after the problem is solved or whatever, the Baron keeps the glory for himself.
Yes and no. The Baron is very tied up in social and political circles. He's pulled strings and had strings pulled on him. He's motivated by the prosperity of his town and the attack of a dragon pisses him off. He's not the kind of person to voluntarily put himself in danger unless a superior ( like the king ) forced him to do it. The Baron will order Nathan to persue the dragon and destroy it. Once he does that...the Baron will naturally take most of the glory because Nathan is his vassal.
hmmmmm *sits like winne-the-pooh and thinks* think...think think...
All things considered it might be more plausible that Nathan and Rillian are intercepted by a gaurd unit. Considering the circumstances the Baron would have devoted a portion of the men-at-arms to do sweeps of the small villages/farms that surround the city. Just to see that everyone is okay and recruit some villagers to help fight the fires. If Nathan and Rillian ran into one of these patrols...hmmmmmm
Thank you! You're all so helpful
edit: clarification
[This message has been edited by RillSoji (edited March 01, 2004).]