Screenwriting Tricks for Authors

Screenwriting Tricks for Authors

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Character checklist

Screenwriting Tricks for Authors

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Alexandra Sokoloff
Nov 02, 2023
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Your main character is most likely the part of your story you know the most about. But there are crucial aspects to a main character—elements that can make or break your book or script—that you can deliberately design.

Here’s a checklist, with links to in-depth discussions:

  •        Hero/ine’s SPECIAL SKILLS or SUPERPOWERS

  •        Hero/ine’s GHOST, WOUND, or …

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