I know my story’s conflict needs to be at least partially caused by my hero’s flaw, so I’m making the hero prejudiced against people who will later help defeat the villain at the climax. However, the villain is someone the hero trusts, and the main conflict is caused by the villain gaslighting the hero. I’m […]| Mythcreants
The ultimate writing glossary of key storytelling terms used in K.M. Weiland’s writing method—structure, character arcs, theme, and more.| Helping Writers Become Authors
There are many important aspects to writing a great screenplay; good dialogue, interesting settings, unique stories, and good characterisation. However, little is arguably more important than creating and maintaining empathetic ... Read more The post How Do You CREATE and MAINTAIN Empathetic Characters? appeared first on Industrial Scripts®.| Industrial Scripts®
How to write a good death scene? This is a question writers may well have been pondering since stories were told on the walls of caves. From Shakespeare to Spielberg, ... Read more The post How Do You Write a Convincing and Powerful Death Scene? appeared first on Industrial Scripts®.| Industrial Scripts®
Practical techniques for creating empathy with fictional characters. Based on the work of Micheal Hauge, major Hollywood screenwriter.| Novel Software Public Website
'Squid Game' Season 2 builds on the series' success, raising the stakes through world building and new rivalries rooted in revenge.| ScreenCraft
This is something I’ve been asked quite a lot. Many writers really enjoy the world building process, and maybe the character creation process, but then they sit down to write and feel like they’ve already said everything. Or, they spend so much time doing all this work, then they feel like they have to use […]| The Writer's Cookbook
What happens when you don't know your characters' backstories? Does it really matter? Let's take a look...| The Writer's Cookbook