The Hunter's Friend Speaks
And this is what he said to me
It’s Saturday, and this is the first big chunk of time I’ve had in a while to work on my screenplay. Well, work more on the story itself than the screenplay.
I’m supposed to be creating my character journeys and fitting them into my story outline, but I’ve spent the last couple of hours organizing and adding to the outline, putting in transitions and tying up threads between scenes.
Two of the characters in my story have started getting more defined and having more meaningful places in the outline. One of them is materializing more than the other.
Why am I so terrified of a story as it emerges, as a character demands more time in my story? It’s not like I had too much story already. There’s plenty of space for him. In fact, the story will be better for the scenes he’s asking to be included. And he’s bowing out at a proper point, and we won’t see him again past where he is.
Actually, hang on a sec… He’s saying something. BRB.
OK. Actually, there is a point later in the story where he might wish the protagonist to come back to him for something. He would like a minor payoff scene that leaves the viewer feeling enriched.
That’s a big ask, bruh. I’m new at this. I’m not sure if I can do that for you.
“I think you’ll figure it out. You’re doing fine. Just keep going, just keep trusting the process.”
Another big ask.
“I have faith in you.”