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How To Write Compelling Antagonists

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Other than your protagonist, your antagonist is going to be the most important active force in your story. by K.M. Weiland The antagonist doesn’t have to be a person. It could be weather, circumstances, or the protagonist’s inner self. But, more often than not, the antagonist takes the form of a person. And crafting that … Read more

Best of the Web 21 Oct

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Story & Structure :: How to Create a Great Villain :: Tell a Story to Help You Write One :: Moon – Script Review :: Flashbacks and ‘Reservoir Dogs’ Script Perfection :: Habits of Highly Successful Screenwriters: Be a Natural Observer :: Five Things to do After ‘Finishing’ a Draft :: What Screenwriting Style or … Read more

Best o/t Web 11 Apr 10

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:: Keep it clear, clarity in your script.
:: First half, second act, all development.
:: Considering evil: crafting your villain’s motivations.
:: The climate of selling your spec script.
:: The ins and outs of Final Draft 8.
:: Filmfellas define themselves in terms of filmmaking.
:: What a romance. Interview with Nicholas Sparks.
:: Don’t confess, Chess. Character and dialogue in suspense stories.
:: Avoid surface humor, making jokes with your character in mind.
:: Taking notes, keeping cool. Advice for a beginning screenwriter.

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Best o/t Web 28 Mar

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:: David Mamet’s memo to writers of The Unit. :: Interview with A Nightmare on Elm Street’s Eric Heisserer. :: Put lumps in those throats! Getting your viewers emotionally involved. :: Protocol: how to dump your agent. :: Missing: villain. Writing a story without an antagonist. :: Fight Club’s Jim Uhls on writer’s block. :: A sensitive formula: blending physical and emotional … Read more