Sometimes watching reality TV is not a waste of time. Just like anyone else, I like to procrastinate writing. Don't get me wrong, I love writing and storytelling. There's something that just makes my heart beat faster and stronger when I get the time to just sit and write. But something that's been happening to me lately. I was having trouble crafting characters with clear motivations and intentions. I could get my plot as tight as a drum. My dialogue seemed on point. But the general feedback I was getting was that my characters just felt like people motivated by the plot, and not by being well-drawn humans with goals and ambitions. That was hard to hear and incredibly frustrating. But it was right. I was so dedicated to plot that I was losing sight of why my characters were there. And I was losing the moments of humanity and drive that I think were hallmarks of some of my earlier, less plot-reliant writing. So how did I overcome this? I binged a whole lot of reality TV. Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Monday, 7 March, 2022