Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Popular Rescue

1 Samuel 13-15

1 Samuel 14:45 "And the people said unto Saul, Shall Jonathan die, who hath wrought this great salvation in Israel? God forbid: as the Lord liveth, there shall not one hair of his head fall to the ground; for he hath wrought with God this day. So the people rescued Jonathan, that he died not."

In our stories, usually when a person is facing doom, they face it alone. It’s just the hero versus the villain.

That usually works and it’s what readers expect. But it’s not the only way to write a showdown.

Any group, family, or community could rise up and support the protagonist. If it is written carefully enough, we’ll cause our readers to cheer, rather than roll their eyes.

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