So this week we’re looking at how to make our antagonists as awesome and effective as they can be. Let’s see what we can do with the antagonists we’ve got in the one-liners we’re developing. Continue reading
Category Archives: Own Work Friday
Want, Need, Flaw, Symptoms: In our own stories
We’re looking at the wants, needs, flaws, and symptoms of main characters this week. Let’s get to our own: Continue reading
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Backstory: Let’s See What You’ve Got
We’re looking at backstory this week. Let’s see if we can come up with some backstory to support the irreconcilable selves of the main characters of the one-liners we’re developing. Continue reading
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Walking Contradictions: Show us what you’ve got!
Walking contradictions are characters who have some kind of irreconcilable conflict, either internal or external or a combination thereof. Let’s see if we can develop some irreconcilable conflict for the main characters of the one-liners we’ve got going: Continue reading
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Clones: Let’s See What You’ve Got!
Clones, or mirror characters, reflection characters, variation-on-theme characters, are characters who highlight, through comparison and contrast, aspects–especially thematic aspects and stakes–of the main character. Let’s see if we can develop some clones for a couple of the one-liners we’ve got going: Continue reading
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Premise: Let’s see what you’ve got!
So, last week we sussed out possible themes of our working one-liners and concepts. Let’s see if we can expand those themes into rough, working premises… Continue reading
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Theme: Show us what you’ve got!
So, let’s see if we can suss out the themes of our working one-liners and concepts. Continue reading
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Stakes: Show us what you’ve got!
When doing concept a couple weeks ago, I popped off a few examples to show each master’s way of writing concept. When illustrating Mr. Iglesias’ approach, I wrote this: Continue reading
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Designing Principle: Show us what you’ve got!
Designing Principles can come instantly, along with the initial idea. But often they are hard-won. If they come at all.
I considered trying to come up with a designing principle for one of the two premises we developed last week, but… I’ve got nothing. The only made-up designing principle I can offer you is this… Continue reading
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