What happens if your main character fails?
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Bland. Flat. Superficial. If you've heard this about your characters, there’s only one thing to say: Ouch!
If agents, a d-exex or producers think your characters are under-developed, it’s gonna leave a scar.
Your characters need to have an internal operating system.
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If you’re only about Aries, why should anyone who’s not an Aries engage with your posts?
Our histories affect the way we go about our lives. Same for your characters. They see the world from a different POV.
...You need to know your characters' motivations & emotions so their actions feel real in each situation.
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So, it turns out that Einstein Was A Screenwriting Guru. Beyond Physics, it turns out, he also had a profound understanding of the most central rule of screenwriting....It’s true. He said it in 5 words. ...
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There go the liberal coastal elitists again - advocating policies that help working and middle class families’ pocketbooks while requiring the wealthiest citizens to pay their fair share. “They’re so out of touch” - The NYT.
Bring it on! Re-count every suspicious vote!
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I repeat this to students again and again - THE most important thing about the FIRST draft is to finish it! I took a class taught by screenwriter Dennis Palumbo years ago & his mantra was “A good scene is a scene that you WRITE!” Get it on the page - we can fix it from there.
