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Waters Dark and Deep

For Waters Dark and Deep, again there are a dozen paths we could explore. I'll use Brie van Rossum again. As a reminder:

Character: Brie van Rossum

Fatal Flaw: She doesn't want to accept her place in the war that is coming, because she doesn't believe in herself. She lacks confidence, and she's not brave, and she's not willing to make the sacrifices necessary to win. She's a reluctant hero.

False beliefs:

⁃ She longs to believe that her mother's death was an accident rather than a murder. This is the equivalent of burying her head in the sand, ignoring potential enemies that she might have inherited from her mother

⁃ She refuses to search for the stones, which she learns her mother was searching for before she died. She essentially refuses to take up her mother's cause, even though it's her destiny. She does eventually come around, but it takes a catastrophic event to spur her into action.

⁃ She denies herself many relationships and tons of support that could help

her move faster. She believes she's not worthy of them. This is lack of confidence in general.

⁃ She runs and hides instead of facing her enemies.

⁃ She hates being a "chosen one" of sorts. She resents the power that others give her because she hasn't earned it. However, this ends up with her wasting that power… because she could have been wielding it for good this whole time, whether it was earned or not.

This is fairly easy to turn into motivation and goals:

Character: Brie van Rossum

Fatal Flaw: She doesn't want to accept her place in the war that is coming, because she doesn't believe in herself. She lacks confidence, and she's not brave, and she's not willing to make the sacrifices necessary to win. She's a reluctant hero.

Motivation: Brie's main motivation is to survive and win the war for the Hallows. She doesn't start out this way, though. At first she simply hopes to avoid the war. But as she breaks through that, she gets closer to her

transformation.

Goals:

⁃ She longs to believe that her mother's death was an accident rather than a murder. This is the equivalent of burying her head in the sand, ignoring potential enemies that she might have inherited from her mother. She searches for evidence of how her mother died but ignores anything that points to enemies. She wants to feel safe. She only reluctantly accepts that her mother has enemies and they are coming after her when they are literally on her doorstep. The information is

irrefutable. But up until this point, she can live in a dreamworld.

⁃ She refuses to search for the stones, which she learns her mother was searching for before she died. She essentially refuses to take up her mother's cause, even though it's her destiny. She does eventually come around, but it takes a catastrophic event to spur her into action. Her brother Pilot's life is put at risk if she doesn't find the stones. She is going to lose him. While she couldn't find the stones to save herself (she didn't think she was worthy) she now must find them to save

him.

⁃ She denies herself many relationships and tons of support that could help her move faster. She believes she's not worthy of them. This is lack of confidence in general. She pushes people who love her away at first.

She feels like she's damaged goods. Eventually, she realizes that even if her life/future is doomed, she should still accept the love of others in the present. She also must stop believing that she is a bad person.

⁃ She runs and hides instead of facing her enemies. She eventually must face her enemies when they reach her doorstep (Part 2 of the 4-Part Structure). In Part 3, she needs to actively identify and go after her enemies.

⁃ She hates being a "chosen one" of sorts. She resents the power that others give her because she hasn't earned it. However, this ends up with her wasting that power… because she could have been wielding it for good this whole time, whether it was earned or not. Eventually, she has to accept that although she didn't ask for this power/influence, she has it and continues to wield it. If she doesn't use it, her people, the Hallows, will wither in the face of threats. She has to accept her destiny. When she realizes this, she eagerly runs toward her destiny, finding a sense of purpose in her life.

I've purposely kept these goals generic and simple just to give you a taste without getting too deep into the details of the plot. Everything in bold represents the plot points or beats that I know I need to hit in the story. In reality, and because this is such a long series, many of these points would probably be multiple encounters in the books. For example, Brie "runs and hides instead of facing her enemies" might have two or three enemies she's hiding from in succession. Around the middle of the series, she would then shift into seeking out her enemies. During those earlier battles, I know

I need to develop her skill sets, let her win and lose a few, and build her confidence so that she can go after her enemies. Likewise, I need to start providing her the missing information so she knows who those enemies are and has a chance to figure out where they are located. These are all details of the plot points that would likely go into the outline or the beats… but I won't bore you with the details here.

As you are doing this exercise for yourself, it might also be good to note for each false belief the Part 2 version and the Part 3 version (referring, of course, to the 4-Part Structure). Remember, in Part 2 your character is wandering, trying to find his or her bearings still. He is likely resisting the very thing he should be doing. He may also be training or preparing for the next phase. In Part 3, your character is actively seeking solutions and making moves. You'll see that I wrote out goals that were for Part and Part 3 for most of these false beliefs.

Emma + Elsie

For Emma + Elsie, these are the fatal flaws and false beliefs I've decided for Emma Woodhouse and Elsie Bennet:

Character: Emma Woodhouse

Fatal Flaw: Bends (manipulates) situations using any means necessary

False Beliefs:

⁃ She takes credit for more than is her fair share

⁃ She believes that she knows what's best, then makes it happen, even if it's not what others want

⁃ She wants to better people, even if it's in ways that don't suit them

⁃ She sees only what she wants to see and lives in a dreamlike state most of the time

⁃ She's a schemer, and too often gets her way!

⁃ She rarely fails and thus doesn't think she can fail. She feels invincible (a common trait of someone in their 20's)

⁃ She doesn't have any real motivation to work hard… nothing has ever been hard for Emma

Character: Elsie Bennet

Fatal Flaw: She passes judgment easily and holds tightly to her opinions, forming quick prejudices. She has a chip on her shoulder about the rich.

False Beliefs:

⁃ She does not compromise on her values and doesn't think anyone else should choose money over love, respect, and affection

⁃ She actively dislikes anyone her mother tries to marry her daughters to

⁃ She projects her own feelings onto others, even if they feel differently or have different goals

⁃ She is witty and quick to judge, sometimes cleverly making fun of others right to their faces

⁃ She avoids her true feelings by making everything a joke a lot of the time

⁃ She's quick to dismiss her other sisters' feelings, although it causes them trouble, heartbreak, and shame

This series is tricky in the way I'm writing it because each episode needs to address the fatal flaw and chip away at it… but the progress will happen slowly. Here's how I would change these to motivation/goals sets:

Character: Emma Woodhouse

Fatal Flaw: Bends (manipulates) situations using any means necessary

Motivation: Whatever Emma decides will happen is going to happen. She pushes her limits to how much she can turn Harriet Smith into a miniature version of herself.

False Beliefs:

⁃ She takes credit for more than is her fair share. She credits herself for a number of businesses around her town of Rosebelle, when at the end of the day the business owners deserve the bulk of the praise.

She did help them secure funding, but building an actual business is much harder than it looks. (One of her goals should be to start a small business in the area… but it should fail due to her

mismanagement.)

⁃ She believes that she knows what's best, then makes it happen, even if it's not what others want. She pushes Harriet Smith toward PJ Elton and away from Robby Martin. She pushes Elsie toward business studies, even though Elsie isn't particularly great at it.

⁃ She wants to better people, even if it's in ways that don't suit them. She forces Harriet to don better clothes, makeup, and more. She pushes her to do things she doesn't want to do as well. She treats Elsie the same way, not seeing what Elsie really wants and guiding her there.

Instead, she pushes Elsie into the same career path she's chosen, but bests her every time and doesn't notice that her friend is hurting as a result.

⁃ She sees only what she wants to see and lives in a dreamlike state most of the time. Emma will be awakened from her dreamlike state several times in the series. First, when she learns that she was completely wrong about Harriet's love life, and second, when she is horrible to Miss Bates (same as in the book).

⁃ She's a schemer, and too often gets her way! She is able to make Jace do anything she wants. She also gets her way with Annabeth Taylor/

Weston and her father, and several other characters in the books.

The best way to break through this is to have her ask a character (probably Jace) for something and NOT get it.

⁃ She rarely fails and thus doesn't think she can fail. She feels invincible (a common trait of someone in their late teens or early 20's). She jumps headfirst into tasks that most people her age wouldn't feel

comfortable taking on. For example, she starts a small business over

the summer despite having no experience building and running a business. She believes she can't fall and falls harder as a result.

⁃ She doesn't have any real motivation to work hard… nothing has ever been hard for Emma. Things tend to come together easily for Emma, so breaking through this false belief may take several situations where she falls flat on her face. One I'd definitely like to try is watching Elsie beat her at something! Emma wouldn't handle that well.

Character: Elsie Bennet

Fatal Flaw: She passes judgment easily and holds tightly to her opinions, forming quick prejudices. She has a chip on her shoulder about the rich.

Motivation: Elsie doesn't want to change. She forms her immediate

opinions and sticks to them. She doesn't want to leave high school where she had her place figured out. She deflects a lot of this anxiety with humor.

False Beliefs:

⁃ She does not compromise on her values and doesn't think anyone else should choose money over love, respect, and affection. She is holding out for the right guy. She has no interest in dating the wrong guy or dating someone casually. Even when she tries to have a casual summer fling at Emma's prodding, her attempt fails miserably.

⁃ She actively dislikes anyone her mother tries to marry her daughters to.

She tests Chuck Bingley, whom her mother is obsessed with. He wants to date her older sister and Elsie is just waiting for the other shoe to drop. She has a huge chip on her shoulder about the

wealthy… one which many others in the story confirm. Even Emma starts to confirm it, leading to their blowout.

⁃ She projects her own feelings onto others, even if they feel differently or have different goals. She assumes Charlotte Lucas wants the same things she does, and is surprised to find she doesn't. She assumes Jane feels the same way she does as well, but often Jane is just being nice to appease her sister. She even assumes that Emma feels just as insecure as her about life, though Emma suffers from the other end of the spectrum… overconfidence.

⁃ She is witty and quick to judge, sometimes cleverly making fun of others right to their faces. She makes fun of Mr. Collins, her younger sister Lydia, and Fitz Darcy to their faces. She teases Emma mercilessly

about Knightley though it really bugs her.

⁃ She avoids her true feelings by making everything a joke a lot of the time.

Even when she starts to feel something for Darcy, she laughs it off at first. She jokes about her future career options, even though she's truly worried about them.

⁃ She's quick to dismiss her other sisters' feelings, although it causes them trouble, heartbreak, and shame. This is primarily true when Lydia gets into trouble toward the end of the book, but it's also true for Jane, who falls in love with a rich guy that her mother has picked out. She even pushes Emma a few times, which leads to trouble for her.

My Memoir

For the memoir, I have the hindsight of knowing what my goals were at the time (and knowing how they ultimately made me unhappy). This project is one where I might have done better to work in reverse. Here's a refresher of my fatal flaw and false beliefs:

Fatal Flaw: I believed too deeply in society's path for me and made choices based on how others might judge me. In my desire to avoid judgment, I ended up making myself the most unhappy.

Motivation: I strived to attain outward success and went after things I knew would "impress" people. One was more money. I always wanted to be the highest paid of all my friends. Another was education at top-tier schools.

Finally, job titles. I was proud of the fact that I rapidly rose to the marketing director level at several tech startups. I was in charge, running the

marketing for several of these companies.

False Beliefs:

⁃ I thought that going to a good college was critical to my happiness as an adult. I felt like I was in competition with all my other peers. As a result, I strived to get straight A's and achieve perfection. My goal was to have perfect grades, which I came close to achieving but which didn't necessarily make me happy. I ended up going to a small school

instead of a prestigious one due to financial concerns. And I really didn't need such good grades to go there!

⁃ In college, I ignored my interests and instead focused on getting the highest paying job possible right out of college. Again, I was in a

competition against my peers, even though most of them didn't care about getting a high-paying job. My goal was to finish in four years with the degree that would get me the most high-paying job. I ended up with a degree in computer science, which really did get me into Caterpillar.

But I was pretty miserable working for a large Fortune 300.

⁃ When I got married, I dreamt of being a part of a power couple. I was going to get my MBA, he was going to become a doctor. I was set on being a millionaire by thirty. (Spoiler alert: didn't happen!) I pushed us both to again get the very best education. I aggressively saved all our money and bought an expensive condo in Chicago at age 23! I was determined to

"win" at the game of life… but I didn't really know what game I was playing (and who I was competing against, either). My goal was to line myself and my husband up for success. I ended up pushing him into a few things that didn't suit him, though. He also just wasn't well-suited to be part of a power couple. He was a hard worker but didn't have the drive to achieve much greater heights. I wanted him to start his own practice right out of school, but he wanted to gain experience at a LensCrafters type of place (he was an optometrist). I was pushing for us to invest in real estate, but he had no desire to be a landlord (or do anything related to passive income). I wanted to be an

entrepreneur, but he wanted to live by society's standards. This was something I wanted at first too, but it conflicted with my goal to be a millionaire (as taking the proper path in life rarely leads to riches). As I changed, my goals changed and he and I grew apart.

Working in Reverse

Many authors will have the external conflicts figured out long before they touch the internal conflict. To get to the internal conflicts, simply ask the question, "What is this a symbol of?" In every mega-bestseller, the events

don't just unfold—there's always a deeper meaning to them. (And if there isn't, definitely invent one, as your readers will be longing for one!)

The motivation/goals structure is a pair to the fatal flaw/false beliefs structure. As long as they match up, you can start with either and work your way to the other.

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