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The Sweet 16! The Only Tool You'll Ever Use Again To Create Characters

By Script Magazine
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Screenwriter Interviews

'The Good House' Filmmakers Maya Forbes and Wallace Wolodarsky Talk Breaking the Fourth Wall and Crafting Characters with Sigourney Weaver and Kevin Kline

By Valerie Kalfrin
Good Luck To You Leo Grande Courtesy of Sundance Institute photo by Nick Wall.
Creating Characters

Quest for a Female Story Model

By Evan Smith
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Creating Characters

Hitler, Napoleon, Dinosaurs: Writing Your Historical Characters as Fictional Ones

By Dimitri Vorontzov
Paradox, Pressure and Metaphor in Joker
Creating Characters

Paradox, Pressure and Metaphor in "Joker"

By Barry McEvoy
Using Psychology to Create Memorable Characters
Creating Characters

Using Psychology to Create Memorable Characters

By Kira-Anne Pelican, PhD
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Creating Characters

Keeping the Protagonist Active in the Climax

By Joanne Wannan
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Writing Inspiration

30 Days of Tips for Character Development: Your Character's Biggest Obstacle Isn't What You Think

By Jeanne Veillette Bowerman
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Screenplay Structure and Outlining

30 Days of Tips for Character Development: How Character Evolution Impacts Story Structure

By Jeanne Veillette Bowerman
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Creating Characters

30 Days of Tips for Character Development: Theme, Setup and Payoff

By Jeanne Veillette Bowerman
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Creating Characters

30 Days of Tips for Developing Characters: Supporting Characters

By Jeanne Veillette Bowerman
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Creating Characters

30 Days of Tips for Developing Characters: Comfort, Revenge, Fear and Power

By Jeanne Veillette Bowerman
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Creating Characters

30 Days of Tips for Character Development: Avoiding Cliché Characters and Actions

By Jeanne Veillette Bowerman
Unlike parents, who name their children before ever meeting them, writers can name a character after they've explored their psyches. Jeanne Veillette Bowerman shares tips on naming your characters.
Creating Characters

30 Days of Character Development: Naming Your Characters

By Jeanne Veillette Bowerman
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Creating Characters

30 Days of Tips for Character Development: Meet the Bad Guy

By Jeanne Veillette Bowerman
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Creating Characters

30 Days of Tips for Character Development: What is Your Character Afraid of?

By Jeanne Veillette Bowerman
How to Identify Your Character's Inner Wounds
Creating Characters

30 Days of Tips for Character Development: How to Identify Your Character's Inner Wounds

By Jeanne Veillette Bowerman
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Creating Characters

30 Days of Tips for Developing Characters: How to Find Professional Screenplays to Download

By Jeanne Veillette Bowerman
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Creating Characters

30 Days of Developing Characters: Creating Character Backstory

By Jeanne Veillette Bowerman
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Creating Characters

Homeschooling for Screenwriters: 30 Days of Developing Your Characters

By Jeanne Veillette Bowerman
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Screenwriting How-To Articles

BREAKING & ENTERING: Techniques to Elevate Your Writing by Diamond & Weissman

By Barri Evins
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Screenwriting How-To Articles

MEET THE READER: Act I — Getting Your Protagonist Off to a Good Start

By Ray Morton
Most people assume that character arcs always follow the same path. But in comedy, they often take a wrong turn along the way.
Screenwriting How-To Articles

COMEDY WRITING: Funny Character Arcs Follow a Different Path

By Evan Smith
In this month's Understanding Screenwriting, Tom Stempel dives into his analysis of the films Can You Ever Forgive Me?, Miss Bala, and The Ballad of Lester Scruggs, and also shares his tribute to screenwriter Christopher Knopf.
Screenwriting How-To Articles

SCRIPT SECRETS: Creating Unlikable Protagonists

By William C. Martell