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having a wall or lack thereof

August 18th, 2005 · No Comments

So, if justification is building up, and problem solving is tearing down, how is that different from the building up or tearing down through growth?

First, take this as a given: having a Justification (or having a wall as described here) balances out your world. It hides everything and makes you feel like everything is fine.

Then, think of your Main Character this way:

The world changes (or you change, one or the other) and now having that wall (Change MC), or not having that wall (Steadfast MC) becomes a problem.

The world has changed, your place in the world has changed, and now there is a new inequity.

This is the beginning of your story.

(And yes, it is an endless cycle…)

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