Thread:Joanne Maniago/@comment-29570797-20160821000649/@comment-29570797-20161101040335

Koishi-Komeiji wrote: Sure. Okay, here is is:

Focus: The story focus' on Chieko's perspective.

Beginning: Chieko is shown cutting small pieces of furnished wood with a samurai sword. At first, it seems Chieko is doing Japanese Martial Art, but it's then shown that Chieko is a bit angry.

Rising Action: After the anger is shown, a series of flashbacks starts. In the flashbacks, a story is told about Chieko and Elliot visiting Elliot's parents. While Chieko is optimistic, at first, about seeing them, Elliot dreads it. When the meeting does happen, everything seems smooth at first but when the talk of Chieko being an orphan and dating Elliot, things quickly turn into turmoil.

Climax: The climax is a flashback that shows when Elliot's parents call Chieko terrible things and demand her to break her relationship with Elliot. Upset, Chieko runs off, leaves, and then cries. After seeing the flashback, Chieko gets angry and then proceeds to trash some furniture.

Falling Action: Elliot comes in and stops Chieko's rampage. After some spatting between them, Elliot opens up and states that ha has chosen Chieko and doesn't care what his parents think about him or his choice. He admits he wants to be with her, which he then pulls out a ring asks Chieko if she will marry him.

Conclusion: Chieko says yes and then proceeds to kiss Elliot passionately, which then turns to making out, thus ending the story.

And there you have it, that's my plotline for Tough Love. I like the idea of using this outline as a means of a puzzle: Or that when I am stuck on one part, I can move to another part, write that and then go back to the previous part. With all the while, making sure I make a smooth transaction between each piece to make it flow smoothly. What do you think?