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6.1 KiB
Markdown
179 lines
6.1 KiB
Markdown
Book Outline:
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Working Title: *The Difference Between an Idiot and a Moron*
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Step I -- the 'Big Idea':
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'Adir's spectacularly mediocre lifestyle is unsurprisingly jeopardized
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when he's drafted into *nature's dumbest animal -- *the military'
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Step II -- Plot Outline:
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I. The Big Idea
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*\"Adir proudly leads a nice, cushioned life: he's chosen his future
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profession, he hangs out at his friend's house every now and then, and
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he kinda likes serving coffee to nice strangers. Obviously ready for an
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outstanding grown-up life, he's drafted into the military like everyone
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else his age, perfectly prepared to complete his civil duty and achieve
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the 'Meaningful Service'."*
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II\. Structure:
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The story will be told using location-based storytelling.
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The plot will be through the 'eyes' of a place -- the (major) places
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being:
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\* **Defense Forces Academy Of Computer Professions And Cyberspace
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Defense (DFACP)**
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\- a place of great hopes from young soldiers who will never reach the
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greatness they are led to believe they deserve. (False Hope)
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\* **Hutspace Base Complex- **And old place reeking of despair, and the
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endgame of all hopes from previous training. (Apathy)
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\* The Boroughs, Airforce HQ -- A proud place full of false substance,
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the false pinnacle (Pride, Despair)
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\* 15^th^ AFB and Wing -- Representing the common air force base, a
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place that is a mix of all the army's faults -- the false hope, the
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apathy, the pride -- and as a first, of rage. (Rage)
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Told through these places, the protagonist (Adir) and all he knows are
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shown for what they are -- fleeting moments in places of old, almost
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insurmountable wrongs, which will stay long past them despite all
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efforts.
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The only exception is the 15^th^ AFB, Job Field -- which despite being
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the very worst is miraculously torn down -- no thanks to our
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protagonists but to their great joy.
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The story will progress linearly through each of these places -- four
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different starting points and four different personalities, which will
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merge at the ends -- the first place's end will be the second's much
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earlier start, etc. Character differences will unify and only then will
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a full picture be acquired by the reader.
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Also featured are the minor places, which serve as glue to the story:
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\* Spring Buds rookie base -- the blatant introduction to the military
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\* The University -- a glimpse into what could have been outside the
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army, a source of great salvation and the source of a great rage at its'
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loss
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\* Small connecting scenarios -- AFB 30, South Plains Reserve Base, AF
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Tech School. These are satellites to their main locations.
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\* Small glimpses of pre-draft life.
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***1****. Defense Force Academy of Computer Professions and Cyberspace
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Defense***
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The Naivete
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Adir believes he will lead a great role, and works hard to achieve it,
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despite warning signs to this belief's falseness -- which he ignores and
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agonizes over.
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(False Hope)
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***2****. Hutspace Base Complex Base 108***
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**Big Things *****Are *****Coming, Right?**
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Adir is stationed in a reality unlike what he had believed, and
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desperately clings to hope of his great role, despite all signs
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suggesting otherwise.
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(Apathy)
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***3****. The Boroughs, Air Force Headquarters***
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Of Course I Have A Say!
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Adir is restationed again, this time aware of the faults in his new
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station -- but powerless to prevent or face them, he grows proud and
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distant -- a facade that comes crashing down and leads to depression.
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***4****. University***
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It's So Nice To Feel Human Again
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An offshoot and a break from the four places narrative, Adir defects
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(something only suggested beforehand on 15^th^ AFB chapters)\* and
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enters university -- the bleakest moment. Adir reaches the height of his
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service and regains his self worth and dignity -- which leads to a
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painful loss, and the conversion of depression to rage on his next
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stationing.
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***5. 15***^***th***^*** AFB -Job Field Airbase***
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Nature's Dumbest Animal
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The story reaches its' climax at Adir's final stationing, where all
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faults are magnified, and all lessons are applied. Adir is friendlier,
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more assertive and much happier -- but prouder, angrier, and with fits
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of bad depression and recklessness.
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Despite learning and maturing, Adir at times shows himself worse than
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those he now fiercely hates.
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6\. Release
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Though greatly anticipated, Adir is released at once and without
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ceremony. The base closes down, leaving Adir alone to cope with a place
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now gone -- with all his pains and hopes.
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III\. Characters:
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- The Protagonist:
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What does the character want/need? Why?
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Just like everyone twice his age, Adir just wants things to line up
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nicely, and to be left in relative peace in his comfort zone.
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What/Who is preventing that?
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The country's sacred tax that all citizens go through three years of
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stupid, and it's enforcers insistence that you see how awesome it
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is, too.
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What personal flaws does this reveal? How does it hinder?
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Apparently, Adir's gentle mediocre soul is of an idealist mule, and
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Adir is a smug, selfish idiot.
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What will be done to accomplish the goals?
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Every loop hole, mental shortcut, and all stages of depression will
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desperately attempt to seize control of the situation.
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What qualities emerge?
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The smug, selfish idiot idealist mule becomes an extremely smug,
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passively selfish, sobered up idiot idealist.
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IV\. Plot:
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Adir is quite the standard, mild and boring teenager/young adult -- he's
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just finished high school, awaiting his drafting into the military, just
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like everyone else. He's lined up a surprisingly good role in the
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military because he eagerly told the Human Resources Commander Who Is
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Not An Officer he likes assembling computers to play video games on, and
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because he went to those prep things. He won't have as much time to play
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it now, but it's okay, because afterwards he's scheduled himself to go
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forth, earn lots of money, fund his Biotech degree and go about saving
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the world.
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Here comes the Sacred Cow, and that* 'Meaningful Service'* everyone's on
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about. What could go wrong?* *
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V. Point Of View:
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The story will be told alternating between a narrator and Adir's view --
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trying to show how distorted his view becomes.
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