A Glimmer In The Gloom.

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How The Steven Universe Movie Did Amnesia Well

Last week, I made a post covering the Dos and Do Nots of amnesia stories. What inspired it was the Steven Universe movie, which I personally thought was one of the best examples of how to make this kind of plot work.

So using the Four Elements I noticed as recurring in good memory-loss stories, I thought I’d use the film as a case study:

1) Emotional Weight

This is what Steven Universe has always excelled at, so of course it hit this one right on the head.

In many ways, amnesia is a threat perfectly suited for Steven. He is a character defined, more than almost any other I know, by his relationships. His love for Garnet, Amethyst, and Pearl is the defining aspect of the show, and its main plot has always been how the four of them worked together to grow and develop.

Taking those relationships away from him is probably one of the scariest things he could experience.

Then, we have the flip side; how the Gems themselves react to memory loss. This is given less focus than in most amnesia stories, since they all essentially react like computers being rebooted. It’s a different and fun take.

The Gems’ reactions comes from getting their memories back- and those moments are some of my favourites in the film. Amethyst surprise quickly transforming into joyous laughter. Pearl’s self-satisfied pride as she gazes down at herself. Garnet calmly and confidently bursting into song as she defends Steven.

Which leads us into the next point…

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I know this may have been more helpful before Resbang, BUT hopefully this is helpful for anyone in their writing endeavors!

I found this awesome video here on how this particular writer outlines her novels. It’s broken down into 3 acts, each with 3 parts, with each of those having 3 sections, giving you a whopping total of 27 sections in your novel. Obviously you can divvy these up however you’d like, such as 27 chapters, 9 chapters with a total of 27 scenes, whatever you want! (My Resbang this year followed the second example, and it worked great for me!)

The author explains each part in the video and talks a bit about story structure, but if you want a handy-dandy list and/or copy/paste of this 27 section outline, I’ve got you covered! You can find a Google Doc of it here.

I know some people are totally cool with flying by the seat of their pants when they write and others are better with planning ahead of time, so I hope that this little outline tip helps out my fellow planners! Happy writing!