Writing Flashbacks
Imagine your character is going about her business (make sure to have her in an active state), when there is a sight, or a sound, taste, smell, or feel, that brings her back to another point in time. Always a good idea,
Four Traits of a Hero
Our January workshops focused on the question, “What makes a good protagonist?” When I worked in the movie business with Bette Midler, we would turn in a script only to have an executive sometimes respond
The Mirror Moment
What I discovered was that the true midpoint was not a scene at all—it was a moment within a scene. And that very moment, if properly rendered, clarified the entire story.
