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I don’t want to embarrass anyone, but It has to be said.

Some scripts reek of “Superhero Me”.

Not that the protag has super powers, but they’re quick with a comeback, they don’t make mistakes and improbably attractive people hit on them a lot.

It’s not dramatic.

They have to get knocked all the way down so they can fight their way back up again. That never happens in SuperMe scripts. A sympathetic protag is sympathetic because they have to struggle.

These scripts are self-fanfic. Would you enjoy a fanfic a pharmaceutical sales rep wrote about being at a pool party surrounded by movie stars hitting on them?

I’m guessing no.

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