Mariner Software Contour for Windows - Manual (Page 52)

Developing the Second Half of Act II in Contour
Keeping in mind the fact that your protagonist is now a Warrior, and that the
severity of his opposition grows by leaps and bounds until “all is lost” as he
struggles to move closer to the Central Question, letʼs develop the first half of
Act II.
1
Click on the slider and move it to the first tick in the Act
II/ Warrior section.
2
Click inside the first “Yes” field and enter your scene
ideas and/or beats for your first “Yes.”
3
Press tab to move to the next text field.
4
Click inside the first “No” field and enter your scene which will
serve to move your protagonist further away from answering
the Central Question.
(see next page)
5
Press tab to move to the next text field and continue adding
“Yes” and “No” plot points until you reach the end of Act II,
where the Warrior will experience his “death”.
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