“Life is a comedy for those who think and a tragedy for those who feel. Show me a hero and I will write you a tragedy.” ~Scott Fitzgerald The Importance of Creating Empathy for Protagonists Characters in stories come in all sizes, shapes, colors, and personalities....
“No village of the happy people!” ~Richard Walter When people ask, “What is the story about?” they usually want to know what the story’s conflict is. So, what is the conflict in your story? It is on you to ensure that some form of conflict is present in every moment...
“Smoothly add bits of backstory along the way in ways that will not interrupt the story’s forward thrust. Information should blend in perfectly with the whole story, not feel like it’s the writer telling us a necessary thing in order for the...
Audiences are harder to please if you’re just giving them effects, but they’re easy to please if it’s a good story. ~Steven Spielberg Most unforgettable stories go like this…. An interesting, three-dimensional protagonist is prompted by an outside force to...
“A dramatic story is any series of events having vivid, emotional, conflicting, striking interest or results.” ~William Froug, Screenwriting Tricks of the Trade Setting the Parameters: The Story’s Sandbox Story is the sandbox that screenwriters play in. When...
