Distortion: Outline

Outline for Distortion, a White Noise novel.

*In Progress

1. Back-story. 




• In the first few pages, introduce your reader to the protagonist and his/her world.


• Scene List:




• Street Noise - Ash is introduced.


• Action: He sees a homeless man go crazy, beats him up. His coffee is knocked out of his hand by a woman in a hurry.




• Reaction: Heads home, has crazy dream.


• Decision: Need to go to file the report in the morning.




• Action: Next day, Ash needs to file a police report. He calls and lets him know he's on the way. There he finds that the old man has died, suspiciously.




• Reaction: They ask some questions, and ask him not to leave town. "Standard procedure." He doesn't like Georges' look or evasive stance.


• Decision: Heads to...








• He stops and picks up a woman whose car broke down.


• She asks a lot of questions, casually. On their way out of town, they are ran off the road.


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2. Inciting Event




• The event that forces the protag into the story, with a clear goal.


• There may be a clear, specific threat.


• Scene List:




• Shattered -


• Car was run off the road.


• Grace reveals that she is a reporter, and she witnessed one attempt on his life already (something in his coffee), which she knocked out of his hand to save him.


• Tries to make it to his house, but they were followed, house destroyed.


• Tries to make it to back-up site, kills hit-man. More could come, house destroyed, may as well leave town. He has a contact living in LA. Ash hasn't seen Chester since he consulted him on a joint case with the NSA. No recent ties, should be the best place to find him.


• Grace and Ash head to LA.






3. Series of Challenges and Solutions.




• Your protag tries a series of solutions and fails. 


• Things seem to go well, and all hope is lost.


• Something BIG has to happen, or all is lost.


• Subtle changes. Character is wrestling through, lost in the fog.


• Scene List:




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4. Dramatic turning point.




• A major change in your characters perspective.


• Small changes came before now, but this is a major change for your character. The path is now clear. May come at a cost. This is where his inner goal is realized.


• Scene List:




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5. Climax (Goal Reached)




• Antagonist overcome, goal reached.


• Using the trans-formative new perspective he gained in step 4, he overcomes the outer goal and his inner struggle at the same time.


• Scene List:




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6. Wrap Up




• Resolve/Restoration


• One last scene to show how the character's world turned out.


• Scene List:




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7. Celebration




• Celebrating his victory. One scene, or less than a full scene.


• Hint at the future?


• Scene List:




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By Darrell Wolfe

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