Topic: The Road of Trials

I found an interesting comment about the trials, the series of tasks or obstacles that block the MC's/hero's path towards his/her true goal,  a MC faces through a story.

http://www.betternovelproject.com/blog/road-of-trials/

Any comments from you guys?

Kiss,

Gacela

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Re: The Road of Trials

That's a difficult list to make. It all depends on what defines a trial, as well as what defines a win, fail, or draw. A quick glance at my outline says I have 19 trials with 5 draws, 5 fails, and 9 wins. But I also have multiple protagonists and a win for one could be a fail for another. For instance, one of my first chapters is about a main character stealing an item. She successfully steals it, but then her sister (another MC) gets arrested for the crime. Is that a win, fail, or draw?

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Re: The Road of Trials

E. Free wrote:

That's a difficult list to make. It all depends on what defines a trial, as well as what defines a win, fail, or draw. A quick glance at my outline says I have 19 trials with 5 draws, 5 fails, and 9 wins. But I also have multiple protagonists and a win for one could be a fail for another. For instance, one of my first chapters is about a main character stealing an item. She successfully steals it, but then her sister (another MC) gets arrested for the crime. Is that a win, fail, or draw?

It would depend on how your main character feels about her sister.
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