Screenwriting Tricks for Authors

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Building Character: Inner Desire vs. Outer Desire

Building Character: Inner Desire vs. Outer Desire

Screenwriting Tricks for Authors

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Alexandra Sokoloff
Aug 19, 2024
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Building Character: Inner Desire vs. Outer Desire
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We talked last week about that crucial happening in Act I of a book or script: the Inciting Incident.

In a good story:

The Inciting Incident will create or bring into focus a deep DESIRE in the main character: something they want very badly.

And you, the writer, need to get really specific about that desire, because it drives the entire plot of your story…

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