Here’s a quick rule of thumb for your protag. Move as far as you can between the before and the after. Start like this. And use the story to get to this. Transformation is what stories are about. The bigger the better. It’s easy to make the transformation dramatic when the distance between before and…
Read morengoveronica: I feel like grabbing you by your ears right now and screaming, “I’m not fucking interested!”. Instead, I’m going to drive home and do some accounting. Nightcrawler (2014) dir. Dan Gilroy Writer friends, file under: how to structure, how to character, how to stakes, how to arc, how to escalate. Also written by Dan…
Read moreRespect and Your Protagonist
When you create your characters and sketch out your plot, you will notice the moments when the events of the plot challenge the values of your protagonist. It doesn’t really matter where on the alignment your character falls – – as long as in those moments, their decisions are consistent with who they are and…
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