Nahum 1:15 "Behold
upon the mountains the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth
peace! O Judah, keep thy solemn feasts, perform thy vows: for the wicked shall
no more pass through thee; he is utterly cut off."
When we’re writing
fiction, we have to be careful about writing rescue scenes. There was a time
when outsiders were expected to come in and solve the story problems, like the
gods in Greek literature or the Cavalry in westerns.
But readers expect the
characters to figure out how to triumph over the antagonists whether it’s in
books, short stories, movies, or television. Even in romances, the heroine is expected
to be proactive in saving herself and not just wait around for the hero to
rescue her.
But if we want to write a
rescue scene, there are ways to do it without disgusting the reader. We can use
things like foreshadowing or having the rescuer join the liberation already in
progress and help the protagonist, rather than save him.
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