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About This Guide
Exercises at a Glance
DEVELOPING YOUR CHARACTER
Basic Character Builder 3
Begin to create a new character by fleshing out key physical, psychological, and social traits and b
What the Character Believes 8
Where the Character Lives io
Where the Character Works 12
Getting Emotional 15
Dramatic characters tend to be driven by strong feelings. Learn more about your character by explori
Into the Past 19
Defining Trait 22
Allies: Then and Now 25
Adversaries: Then and Now 30
Characters in Contrast 35
Finding the Character's Voice 41
Three Characters in one 46
The Noble Character 54
Seven Deadly Sins
The Dramatic Triangle 62
Character as Paradox 72
The Character You Like Least 77
In So Many Words 84
CAUSING A SCENE
STAGE I: MAKING THINGS HAPPEN
Basic Scene Starter
Where in the World Are We?
What Does the Character Want? Io6
Good intentions
Character Adjustments
Scene in a Sentence
STAGE 2: REFINING THE ACTION
There and Then
The Aha!s of the Story
Heating Things Up
The Emotional Storyboard
In the Realm of the Senses 16o
The Voice of the Setting
Thinking in Beats
Talking and Listening
Unspeakable Truths
Universal Truths and Lies
The Bones of the Lines
BUILDING YOUR STORY
Whose Story Is It? 199
How Will the Tale Be Told? 204
As the World Turns 211
Inciting Event 217
The Art of Grabbing 221
Step by Step 228
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