Notice and Note - Signposts

What is Words of the Wiser?

• When a supporting character, usually older and wiser, offers insightful advice to the main character

• When a supporting character, usually older and wiser, offers useless advice to the main character

• When the antagonist, usually older and wiser, offers insightful advice to the main character

• When the protagonist, usually older and wiser, offers insightful advice to the main character

What is Contrasts and Contradictions?

• When a character does or says something unexpected, "out of character"

• When a character does or says something usual

• When a character does or says something contrasting with other characters' actions

• When a character doesn't do or say something unexpected, "out of character"

What is Again and Again?

• When the author repeats a moment or phrase only once

• When the author repeats a moment or phrase several times

• When the author doesn't repeat a moment or phrase

• When the author doesn't include a moment or phrase

What is an A-ha! Moment?

• When the character realizes something pointless

• When the character realizes something that won't be helpful

• When the character realizes something that can change the story

• When the character realizes something important that can't change the story

What is a Tough Question?

• When a character is asked an easy question

• When the character is asked a silly question

• When the character is asked a pointless question

• When the character is asked a question with no easy answer

What is a Memory Moment?

• When a character has a memory that is important to the story

• When a character has a memory that isn't important to the story

• When a character has any kind of memory

• When the character forgets an important memory

What question do you ask when faced with a Contrasts and Contradictions?

• Why is the character doing that?

• How might this change things?

• What does this make me wonder?

• Why does this keep happening?

What question do you ask when faced with an Again and Again?

• Why is the character doing that?

• How might this change things?

• What does this make me wonder?

• Why does this keep happening?

What question do you ask when faced with an A-ha! Moment?

• Why is the character doing that?

• How might this change things?

• What does this make me wonder?

• Why does this keep happening?

What question do you ask when faced with a Tough Question?

• Why is the character doing that?

• How might this change things?

• What does this make me wonder?

• Why does this keep happening?