Wondering about the Epiphany. First of all, does it have to be a moment? Can it be a building change of heart?
Second, how small of a change can this be? Or does it have to be major where everyone knows it will be a huge difference?
Mine seems to be about transferring from trying to do it himself, to building a team. Winning the climax moment would not be possible alone, so this team effect has to happen for success. This becomes obvious because the predicament is big enough that there appears no way out.
Just worried that the epiphany can seem like a petty difference and should have happened anyway. Or that he should have shut his mouth and walked away. But he didn’t and I think all will feel it was a solid reason.
Hey Dave. In some cases the epiphany can be more of a curve than a point. We see this in a lot of great stories.
However, by the time the turn is complete, your reader should be able to articulate what happened. Oftentimes it is just a change of heart, but your reader should be able to say, without question or hesitation, “Somewhere in here he decided to trust his friends” or whatever the epiphany is.
So can it be a gradual thing that happens over a couple of scenes? Yes.
Can it be subtle? No!
