chapter FIVE
The Need or Problem
Building Tension and Conflict into Your Story
The plot thickens as we move further along in the grant proposal. Thus far, you’ve introduced the story’s hero (your agency) and other main characters (agency clients). You’ve established the geographic setting. You may have foreshadowed that a problem exists. Now it’s time to inject some real action into the narrative. This means unleashing the story’s antagonist!
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