A to Z Challenge E

A to Z Challenge

Robin Carr, a well-published author wrote, "A great writer chases her hero up a tree and then throws rocks at her."

A to Z 2017 Theme: Rocks to Throw At A Hero Who Is Up A Tree!

I've mentioned the slight bit of sadistic tendencies in writers during this challenge. We do love to throw those rocks at our heroes. Maybe, just maybe, it isn't being mean, it's just tough love! Writers never accept Excuses from the protagonist. 

Oh, we will toss a couple Evasive maneuvers their way but we toss in an Ebullient friend, partner, parent who ignores the Excuse. Possibly an Equable co-worker that just won't let our hero Evade her responsibility or our hero's own conscious (and Estimable  character) doesn't Endorse Evasion, Especially in the Evolution of self!

Excuses are short lived, momentary blip in the writer's mean streak!

On to Rocks! Let's throw some.

Empathy...What happens when our hero empathizes with the wrong person? What happens when  our heroine, let's call her Elyse (Greek name meaning 'Noble'), Is the only one who empathizes with the one person at the Edge of the group?  Will her Empathy Eventually be at her Expense? 

Evolution... Elyse 's relationship is over. Did he (Edward) cheat on her with her best friend Evelyn? Did they, Elyse and Edward grow apart? Did she Espy that she had lost herself in the marriage, partnership, Elicit affair?  

Exhaustion... Elicit affairs are exhausting (or so I've been told) but so is working/living/staying in the wrong Environment...which brings us to

Environment...Forest fire, Earthquake, Haunted House, Wicked Stepmother, Misogynistic Boss, Stormy sea, New town, Old town

Emergency...Everything was going along just fine, the writer checks her notes and decides today is the day. The Big Life Changing EVENT! 

Ectopic Pregnancy... Yeah, I know, this is stretching it, but you never know!

Enemy...This is often best when the hero (therefore, the reader) doesn't know who the enemy is. As a reader, not the writer, I prefer not to know who the enemy is. I can discover right along with the hero. If I know (for sure) who the enemy is, I ending up swearing ( quite often) at the hero. 

I don't like to swear at the hero. I want to be Elyse's friend!

Extraction... Got to get Elyse out of there...Elyse has got to get Earl (who?) out of there because they are onto him. Or did Elyse just have a tooth pulled and while coming out from under anesthesia she overheard the nurse (bad guy spy, Russian agent, the murderer) on the phone.

Enlightenment/Epiphany...Don't get your undies in a twist on this one. If Elyse is the only one who 'gets it' and no one else does, or they refuse to, trouble could be brewing!

Endemic/Epidemic...Hazmat suits, terrorists with vials of the most Evil virus known to man!

Evacuation...That's right. Let's get the hell out of here!