The Call to Adventure: How to Write a Powerful Inciting Incident - Episode 4
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ก.ค. 2024
- The inciting incident or "call to adventure" is the event that launches the main action of a story, whether you're writing fiction or nonfiction. When your inciting incident is powerful and upends the life of your protagonist, you have one of the key ingredients for a gripping and unforgettable story that your readers won’t be able to put down. In this video, I share three rules for crafting powerful inciting incidents and also look at mistakes to avoid when writing this critical part of your story.
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0:00 Intro
0:46 3 Rules for Powerful Inciting Incidents
5:40 5 Mistakes to Avoid
6:29 Cliches
7:48 Wrong Inciting Incident
8:32 Confusing the Hook
9:25 Staying in Ordinary World
10:27 Inciting Incident Doesn't Matter
11:29 Helpful Questions for Crafting an Inciting Incident
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Hi, friends! Hope you enjoy the video! I'd love to hear from you in the comments if you have more tips for writing powerful inciting incidents.
Thank you Nicole for this information. I appreciated the reminder that the I.I. doesn't always have to be hugely profound, just big enough for the protagonist to become disturbed enough to choose to move into motion. In a way, we see the I.I. as the effect of the causal I.I. when the desire is strengthened, and the motivation is pushed into action.
Thanks for your comment, Jana! Yes, that's a fantastic point about the causal I.I.
And I think some of the most captivating stories are when a seemingly insignificant event/decision kicks off a chain of events that spiral out of control.
Awesome tips!!! Thank you for the video!
So happy it was helpful, Saraina! Thank you!
Good video as always. Thanks Nicole !
Thanks so much for watching, Jeffrey. I wish you all the best with your writing!
I love your videos. They are super helpful. Thank you!
Thank you so much, Yamini! I'm so happy to hear that. :)
Hi Nicole, 👍👍love your videos.thnks for sharing .
Thanks so much for your kind comment! I'm so glad to hear you enjoy them. 😀 God bless.
*Question:* could I start my book with my MC’s brother getting thrown in jail and then have the inciting incident be later that night when my MC finds his cell empty and here’s music playing?
Not a patch on Save the Cat.