Character

Here’s a truth many people don’t like to admit: perfect characters are boring. Whether you’re writing a novel, a play, or a screenplay, the one thing your audience craves, often without even realising it, is honesty. Not perfection. Not polished, grinning protagonists who always say the right thing and never spill tea on their trousers. […]

Character development in screenwriting Okay, so previously I touched on antagonist and protagonist in my discussion on 3 Big Firsts Your Script Needs, so we may as well stay with character. I want to discuss 5 Elements of Writing Characters that I think are important for novice writers to consider. Now, this is a personal