Characters!
They’re pretty darn important to story whether novel or script. I mean, let’s face it, we’re not telling stories about a tree that just stands there. Heck, even the Ents in Lord of the Rings were developed characters.
But there are a lot of problems with characters in stories and how they’re developed.
When I was a freshman at Marist College, I was deeply insecure about my writing.
I didn’t trust the people I knew who said I had talent. Of course they did, I thought, they loved me. They were hopelessly biased (hi mom!), and even if they wanted to be objective, they never could be.
Yes, it’s true. There are books about writing that actually can help you not just write but make money from writing. LB’s Television Writing from the Inside Out is one. And here are five, count ’em, 5 more:
This post comes with the help of my own library, meaning I own every one of these books. Enjoy!
Last week we presented a guest article about what it’s like to see your first script produced, and over the weekend a similar question came in from a TVWriter™ reader about my own personal experience in that regard. So I thought I’d share my answer here and now:
Question from Armando:
Dear Larry,
It’s the beginning of calendar year 2018 but the end of my 2017 writing year, and I’m tired.
Got a lot done, but so much left to do. And I’ll bet they’re all on a collision course.
What’s my meaning here?