Backstory is Behavior—Turning Internal Conflict Outward

Internal conflict isn’t purely “internal.” It reveals itself in habitual patterns of behavior. These habits are rooted in moments of profound helplessness or awakening outside the individual’s control that both reveal and define her deeper self. In this session, we will explore how to discover those generative moments of helplessness and awakening and build them into the behavior that defines the character’s way of interacting with the world at the story’s outset.