Stretching Out a PMS
Bethany,
To stretch out a PMS you need to add another character
to the PMS.
For example.
A boy wants a cat. A girl wants an elephant.
You add the boy and the problem. YOu can add details
about the boy and the cat.
Where is the boy from? circle
What does the boy want? circle
Does the boy want a big cat or a little cat? circle
Where is the cat from? circle
Is the cat a normal cat or a different one? circle
You can always recycle too after each detail.
You now have a boy from Hope, Arkansas who wants a big
red cat from Bliss, Idaho.
To get more reps you will also need another character.
A girl wants an elephant.
Does the girl want a cat or an elephant? circle
What kind of elephant does she want? circle
Does she want a big elephant or small one? circle
Does she an elephant from Moultrie, Georgia? circle
Now you have a girl who wants a super big blue
elephant from Macon, Georgia.
Now you have thousands of questions you can ask about
both the boy and the girl. Compare one to the other.
You can then continue on in the PMS and just talk
about the boy. He goes to another location and tries
to get the cat. There is a gorilla but not a cat. He
goes to the third location and finds a cat. He finds
a big red cat from Hope, Arkansas. He is very happy.
By adding elements to a story that you can compare and
constrast you will have unlimited opportunities to ask
for more details or to compare the known details about
the characters you already have.
I think this will soon become an eccential skill of
TPRS.
Blaine
