Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Jeopardy

Read Jeremiah 37-39

Jeremiah 38:6 "Then took they Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the son of Hammelech, that was in the court of the prison: and they let down Jeremiah with cords. And in the dungeon there was no water, but mire: so Jeremiah sunk in the mire."

Our characters need to face real jeopardy. There should be real danger threatening them and their loved ones.

That jeopardy is what motivates them to act and moves the story forward. Otherwise, there is no reason for them to make any changes in their lives or in their character.

The danger doesn’t need to be physical, although that is the most identifiable jeopardy. Also the crisis benefits from having a time limit—it forces the characters to keep going until they succeed.

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