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Q&A Foregone conclusion of novel's first part

Add another dimension to the conflict so it is not a simple will he/won't he. There is something (a crutch, a flaw) he is unwilling to give up before he can move to the next stage. Committing to S...

posted 6y ago by wetcircuit‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T08:39:47Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/a/35684
License name: CC BY-SA 3.0
License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#2: Initial revision by user avatar wetcircuit‭ · 2019-12-08T08:39:47Z (almost 5 years ago)
Add another dimension to the conflict so it is not a simple _will he_/_won't he_. There is something (a crutch, a flaw) he is unwilling to give up before he can move to the next stage.

Committing to Space Marines means giving up another dream, or it means compromising an important relationship. His goal is to have it all, but he only gets half.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2018-04-28T21:22:47Z (over 6 years ago)
Original score: 3