An essential step in the script writing process
I often wonder why so many playwrights and screenwriters--both beginners [...]
When a script doesn’t do its job
The other night some friends and I watched writer/director Rahmin [...]
Developing great characters, Part 9: personality and sense of self
Continuing my ongoing series on initial character exploration, here [...]
Developing great characters, Part 8: The internal world
Another critical part of early exploration work is making [...]
Developing great characters, Part 7: Leisure time
Ah yes… leisure time. Or extra time. Blogging time. [...]
Developing great characters, Part 6: Place in community
Continuing with my series of posts on character exploration and [...]
Developing great characters, Part 5 – Your characters’ external world
Continuing my series of posts on character exploration and development: [...]
Developing great characters, Part 4 – Putting them in front of you
Continuing my series on character exploration: I find [...]
Developing great characters, Part 3 – physical characteristics
Continuing with this series of posts on character development [...]
Developing great characters, Part 2 – the short-form biography
Here’s the second installment in a series of posts [...]