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Writing Workshop: What is in your quest?

The "Quester"

• Who?
• What are they like?
• Where do they come from?

The Quest

• What is it?
• Why go on it?
• Is there an urgent threat (time limit)?

Helpers

• Who?
• How many?
• Why are they helping the "Quester"?

The Journey

• Where?
• When?
• How?

The "trials and tests"

• What are they?
• How does the Quester overcome them?
• Who stands in the way / wants to stop the Quester?

The opponent

• Is there someone else on the quest?
• Why are they out to stop the "Quester"?

Final Challenge!

• What is the climax (final battle)?
• What are the consequences?
• Where does it take place?

Homecoming (Afterwards)

• How does the "Quester" return home?
• How is the "Quester" greeted?

REMEMBER!

The key elements of a story! WHO? WHAT? WHERE? WHY? WHEN? HOW?

If it helps - draw the characters and do a storyboard of the plot!