The Bound sequel is going to be the first time I intentionally write a story from the ground up as a growth-centered story.

Writing a one-line summary without a central conflict is /weird/.

Here's what I have so far:
When a secret is revealed, two enemies must stand together or see their home destroyed by infighting.

#GrowthStories #AGryphonsTale

I don't like how much my growth-centered story structure continues to parallel conflict-centered story structure. I feel like I'm challenging it while still being tied to it. Not truly queering it.

At the same time, we're talking about a view of fiction that I was steeped in from a young age with few-to-no alternatives so a slow start is understandable, and God willing I have at least 20-30 years more writing life ahead of me, so I have plenty of time to queer shit up properly.

#GrowthStories

I'm definitely also a subscriber to @JessMahler's Growth Centered Stories. Not out of any intentionality, but that my creative process depends on it: to figure out what happens next, I ask my characters "what do you really not want to happen" which usually hits their insecurities, weaknesses, and strongly held beliefs, aka their points for growth.

https://jessmahler.com/growth-centered-story-structure/

(more thoughts incoming)

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