The Key Ingredient for Dramatic Tension–Understanding the Antagonist, by Kristen Lamb
By Author Kristen Lamb, posted in Antagonist on April 23, 2012 From: https://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/tag/role-of-the-antagonist Today I wanted to take some time to talk about the antagonist. Why? Well, not only is the antagonist THE most important character, but he is the most misunderstood as well. […] Whenever I blog about the antagonist, I generally get one of the following: “Well, my character is the antagonist. She is her own worst enemy.” “What if… Read More
Storytelling Strategies: Spotlighting Inner Conflict, by Paul Joseph Gulino
January 25, 2016 From: http://www.scriptmag.com/features/storytelling-strategies-spotlighting-inner-conflict Do your characters need an arc or inner conflict to make a screenplay work? Spotlight (written by Josh Singer and Tom McCarthy and directed by McCarthy) has been nominated for a slew of awards, including Oscars in Best Picture and Best Writing categories. The obvious reason for the attention is that it is a polished, well-crafted, and engaging film. Very likely, another reason is the subject matter:… Read More
Levels of Conflict, by John Vorhaus
From: http://writerunboxed.com/2013/07/25/levels-of-conflict By John Vorhaus on Jul 25 2013 at WriterUnboxed.com Whenever I have a problem I can’t solve, I immediately try to break it down into smaller, component problems. And I keep breaking problems down until I find one small enough to solve. This is a strategy I use over and over again when trying to get to the heart of the conflict of a story or scene I’m writing. For… Read More