Sometimes, a picture just grabs your attention. That’s what this photo did to me. The woman looks a little stunned, caught in some kind of conflict. Use this scene in mirror moment, a moment in the middle of a story when the main character makes a decisions about his or her identity.
Maybe the woman has seen something, and she’s trying to decide if she should intervene. She’s always been a person who tackles problems with guns a-blazing, but serious repercussions to this approach have occurred at the beginning of the story. Now she hesitates, questioning if seeing every problem as a life-and-death battle has been wise. But maybe what she’s witnessed just now requires this attitude. Then again, maybe not.
How would you use this scene in a mirror moment?
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This is a great expression to work with! I think she just saw her boss, the sheriff, exchange an envelope and a wad of cash to one of the younger deputies (the one who she doesn’t know how he managed to pass a background check). Her finger is hovering over the shutter button on her phone’s camera when the deputy bobs his head in her direction and the sheriff spins and locks his eyes on her.
Great set up! It can go a number of directions. I may have to borrow this!
I hope you do! Can’t wait to see what you come up with!