See you next time

That's it! We'll finish with a quote:

"A person is smart; people are dumb, panicky, dangerous animals and you know it." - Kay in 'Men in Black'

"A person is smart; people are dumb, panicky, dangerous animals and you know it."

Kay - 'Men in Black'

While it was said in the movie for laughs, it's relevant in stories like Men in Black and Gone.

To reword it...

"Your heroes will have qualities that set them apart from the mob."

Writelike - uhh... 'Writelike'

They may have special gifts, knowledge, or qualities that make them heroes or leaders (or an undercover agency dealing with aliens on Earth). They might just have a plan. Whatever it is, there should be a reason that the story is about them and not the rest.

The next time you're amongst a crowd (for example, at school, in a shopping centre, or at a sports field), think about them as one thing. How could you describe that crowd using actions? Feelings?

Think of a book you've recently read. How are the main character(s) different from everybody else? Whenever there's a general mob, how are they portrayed? Normal people trying to get on with their lives? A mob about to stampede? Not as smart as the Hero? When you think about the story your reading, why are you following the hero's actions and not someone else's?

The Gone series by Michael Grant is a about kids living in a supernatural dystopia (Source)

Gone is the first book in a bestselling series of nine(!), by Michael Grant.

It's set in the fictional town of Perdido Beach, where Sam and friends deal with the fantastic events mentioned in this group of lessons and more, besides!

It has drama, action, superpowers, heroes, villains, power struggles, talking coyotes, mutant arms... there's a lot to take in.

Now that we've met the mob, the next lesson illustrates how you can show how they're feeling by using a small sample group.

Until next time.

High-concept storytelling in Gone 3: Ramping up