Monday, July 2, 2012

Writing Prompt #14: Showdown

One crucial part of making an ending satisfying is that big showdown with the villain. We love the David and Goliath drag-out where two really different people meet face to face, communicate their differences and fight winner-take-all.  That’s why in films, even if the enemy is something big and amorphous like racism or a giant bureaucratic government, there will be one particular character to give evil a face, so we can smash it.

I am challenging you to create a giant, satisfying face-off, between ideas, using a flawed hero and an attractive villain.

Hardest prompt yet? Why yes. You're welcome.

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