Your character is running late — extremely late. She needs to get to work for a big meeting, or home in time to pick up her child, or to her starring role in the elementary school play. But regardless of her destination, her heart is beating wildly as she thinks about the consequences of what she is going to miss, and who she just might let down.Think about the scene. Where is your character going? How is she getting there? Bus, cab, car, train, or is she just flat out sprinting? Is there anyone with her or is she alone? Does something happen along the way that changes the course of your story, or is the plot changing element waiting at the final destination? Decide whether she is ultimately too late to meet the commitment she is speeding to get to, or if she just makes it in the nick of time. How do both options affect a larger conflict, and just what does this scene reveal about your character?
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