Your story is a chain of actions and reactions, each leading to the next one.
http://jamigold.com/2012/11/actions-and-reactions-the-end-all-be-all-of-storytelling/
Friday, December 21, 2012
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One (adult) novel that I didn't like had a protagonist who simply reacted to whatever happened. She never started anything on her own. She stayed inert until the next stimulus came along. I grew quite annoyed with her.
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