I'm told that drama, in its most basic form, is just two people talking. Somehow that's interesting and can move a story along. How does that work?
In a phrase: Dramatic Action.
Dramatic action is the result of two goals in conflict with each other. And two people are enough (sometimes one person is enough) to have enough conflict to drive a scene or story forward.
So, not much happens on the surface of this chapter, but a whole lot of character development goes on and adds more tension in Monterey's adventure.
Check it out. I'd love to know your thoughts.
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