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    31 Status Genre Cheat Sheet

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    The document discusses conventions and obligatory scenes for the status genre of fiction. It provides checklists of conventions like the protagonist seeking respect but needing self-esteem, and having an antagonist who opposes them. It also lists the 6 key scenes a status story needs, such as the protagonist becoming aware of an opportunity to rise and facing their antagonist at the climax. Conventions and scenes help craft stories that work and evoke emotions for readers of the status genre.

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    The document discusses conventions and obligatory scenes for the status genre of fiction. It provides checklists of conventions like the protagonist seeking respect but needing self-esteem, and having an antagonist who opposes them. It also lists the 6 key scenes a status story needs, such as the protagonist becoming aware of an opportunity to rise and facing their antagonist at the climax. Conventions and scenes help craft stories that work and evoke emotions for readers of the status genre.

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    The document discusses conventions and obligatory scenes for the status genre of fiction. It provides checklists of conventions like the protagonist seeking respect but needing self-esteem, and having an antagonist who opposes them. It also lists the 6 key scenes a status story needs, such as the protagonist becoming aware of an opportunity to rise and facing their antagonist at the climax. Conventions and scenes help craft stories that work and evoke emotions for readers of the status genre.

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    31 Status Genre Cheat Sheet

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    Gerardo Izquierdo Perez
    The document discusses conventions and obligatory scenes for the status genre of fiction. It provides checklists of conventions like the protagonist seeking respect but needing self-esteem, and having an antagonist who opposes them. It also lists the 6 key scenes a status story needs, such as the protagonist becoming aware of an opportunity to rise and facing their antagonist at the climax. Conventions and scenes help craft stories that work and evoke emotions for readers of the status genre.

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    Conventions of the Status Genre

    LISTEN TO THIS EPISODE AT: www.savannahgilbo.com/blog/status-conventions

    If you're writing genre fiction, you'll want to know the conventions that readers will expect to see
    in a story like yours. Conventions are the character roles, settings, circumstances, and micro-
    events that are specific to a genre. They’re also what help us craft a story that works AND what
    help us evoke emotional reactions in our readers.

    Conventions of the Status Genre:

    If you're writing a status story, you can use this checklist to help you brainstorm, outline, write, or
    edit your first draft. Here are the genre conventions at a glance:

    The protagonist wants to gain respect, but what they need is self-esteem.
    The antagonist opposes the protagonist and threatens their position.
    There is a clear (and specific) definition of what it means to be successful.
    The setting is public; people will witness the protagonist's success or failure.
    At least one social problem or moral challenge for the protagonist to face.
    At least one foil character who demonstrates a different path to success.
    At least one mentor figure who guides the protagonist, for better or for worse.
    At least one shapeshifter character who hinders the protagonist’s progress.
    The protagonist must overcome an inner obstacle related to success.
    The ending is usually bittersweet.

    Beyond these genre conventions, there are a handful of obligatory scenes that are unique to the
    status genre, too. Learn more here: www.savannahgilbo.com/blog/status-obligatory-scenes

    Notes, Insights, and Reminders:

    FICTION EPISODE 70: STATUS GENRE CONVENTIONS


    WRITING
    made easy www.savannahgilbo.com/blog/status-conventions

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    The 6 Key Scenes Every Status Story Needs

    LISTEN TO THIS EPISODE AT: www.savannahgilbo.com/blog/status-obligatory-scenes


    If you're writing genre fiction, you'll want to know the key scenes that make stories in your
    chosen genre unique. These obligatory scenes are the key events, decisions, and discoveries that
    help move the protagonist along his or her journey from A-Z. They’re also what helps us craft a
    story that works AND that will evoke emotional reactions in our readers.

    The 6 Key Scenes Every Status Story Needs:

    If you're writing a status story, you can use these key scenes as a framework to outline your story
    or as a checklist to help you revise your first draft. Here they are at a glance:

    The protagonist becomes aware of an opportunity to rise in social/economic position.


    The protagonist leaves their comfort zone and commits to pursuing this opportunity.
    The protagonist learns what the antagonist wants and why (& sees their true nature).
    The antagonist takes the lead and/or destroys the protagonist’s chances. All is lost.
    The protagonist faces the antagonist, and gets what they want or redefines success.
    The protagonist is rewarded externally, internally, or both.

    Beyond these key scenes, there are a handful of conventions that are unique to the status genre,
    too. Conventions are the character roles, settings, micro-events, and values that are specific to a
    work of genre fiction.

    Learn more about them here: www.savannahgilbo.com/blog/status-conventions

    Notes, Insights, and Reminders:

    FICTION EPISODE 84: THE 6 SCENES EVERY STATUS STORY NEEDS


    WRITING
    made easy www.savannahgilbo.com/blog/status-obligatory-scenes

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