A wants B. B wants C. Drama ensues. This is page 1 in the book. But just because it’s bleeding obvious, doesn’t mean you can’t miss it. I almost did, in teen crime book I wrote recently. The idea had been simmering for a long time. It had taken on different forms through the years, different […]
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Working methods: MAKING TROUBLE
Here’s something I picked up at the first week of Film School. Something that didn’t make me feel too good about myself. You see, storytellers are actually sadists. As a writer, you have to want to torment your characters. You have to want to throw them to the wolves, have them bombarded with all kinds of […]