Fiction Signpost

When a character acts in a way that is very different from we expected, this is called a...

• Contrast and Contradiction

• Words of the Wiser

• Tough Questions

• Again and Again

When a character is thinking about things that happened in the past, and this information is important to the story, we call this a....

• Memory Moment

• A-Ha Moment

• Again and Again

• Contrast and contradiction

What is Again & Again?

• When you notice a word, phrase, or situation repeatedly

• When a character gets advice

• When a character asks a tough question of themselves

• When a character does the opposite of what you'd expect

What are Words of the Wiser?

• When a character does the opposite of what you'd expect

• When a character gets advice from another character, usually older and wiser

• When a character figures something out

• When a character asks themselves a difficult question

What would create a Tough Question?

• When a character does the opposite of what you'd expect

• When a character realizes, understands, or figures something out

• When a character asks themselves about a difficult topic

• When a character gets advice from another character

When a character starts acting weird, what signpost should you look for?

• AHA moment

• Contrast and contradiction

• Memory moment

• Words of the Wiser

When you ask yourself, "Why do I keep seeing this?" what signpost should you look for?

• Again and Again

• Contrast and contradiction

• Extreme language

• Words of the wiser

Suddenly I realized what I could never see before. The truth is my grandma had been there for me all along. It all made sense.

What signpost could this be?

• Memory Moment

• Tough Questions

• Aha Moment

• Again and Again

What does Again and Again mean?

• A Flash-forward

• A repeated word, phrase, action, or image

• Advice from an older character

• The character acts unexpectedly

What is a Memory Moment?

• A repeated word, image, or action

• Advice from an older character

• A question that guides the plot

• The story stops to share a memory