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Q&A My Hero is captured, now what?

I'm trying to write an escape scene in a fantasy novel. My problem is that I've spent a fair amount of effort explaining what a dire predicament my hero is in, and now I don't know how to get him o...

6 answers  ·  posted 10y ago by Anthony Willman‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

Question fiction plot fantasy
#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T03:39:49Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/12519
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Anthony Willman‭ · 2019-12-08T03:39:49Z (almost 5 years ago)
I'm trying to write an escape scene in a fantasy novel. My problem is that I've spent a fair amount of effort explaining what a dire predicament my hero is in, and now I don't know how to get him out. All my latest tries have involved someone else rescuing him. I need him to escape by himself. How can I do this?

(In my specific case, it's a forester and an elf who have been captured by Werewolves and are about to be delivered to the Goblin King. I'm asking the question in general, but using this situation in your examples would be great.)

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2014-08-04T18:38:04Z (over 10 years ago)
Original score: 3