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Q&A How can I create drama in a story that is mostly political and procedural?

Characters. You have to make us care about the characters. If we really care about the teacher; if we believe in the passion of the person trying to get the teacher fired; if we see the effects i...

posted 13y ago by Kate S.‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T01:46:12Z (over 4 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Kate S.‭ · 2019-12-08T01:46:12Z (over 4 years ago)
Characters. You have to make us care about the characters.

If we really care about the teacher; if we believe in the passion of the person trying to get the teacher fired; if we see the effects incompetent teaching have had on students, and not just statistics, but actual living, breathing student _characters_, then the stakes are huge.

Show us both/all sides of the issue, not academically, but through the characters who really believe in what they're doing, If they believe, you can make us believe, and once we believe, we'll care.

ETA: Ask yourself why YOU care. That's probably why we'll care, too.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2011-07-11T21:06:51Z (almost 13 years ago)
Original score: 10