Hodapp Handouts

Wound Event What happened to your character in their past that left an emotional scar? Step 1: Articulate the wound event. Step 2: Articulate what your character lost as a result (trust, identity, courage). Step 3: Write the wound scene. This will not go in your manuscript. Do not skip this step! In the process of writing the wound scene, you will not only internalize the emotional impact the wound event had on your character, but you will also most likely discover something about your character that you didn’t already know. Misbelief What misbelief about how the world works does your character hold as a result of their wound event? Step 4: Brainstorm at least three possible misbeliefs about how the world works that your character might now hold as a result of the wound event. Step 5: Choose one of the misbeliefs you brainstormed in Step 4. Beware! The misbelief you choose will affect this character’s development throughout your entire story. Story Events (Scenes) What sc...