#ThinkpieceThursday – The Presidential election is an opportunity to see two Character Types play their roles on the world stage.
Tag: Characters
John McCain – Three Factors of Character Type
The same tactics and approach can create totally dissimilar strengths and weaknesses, problems and opportunities because the two characters view the world so differently.
New Book With A Powerful Backstory
“I pressed the button on the phone and the first sound I heard in the headset was a child sobbing. She was barely able to speak, kept saying the same thing over and over…”I just want it to stop.” It was Monday morning 7.30 am. My very first call as a ChildLine volunteer counselor.
Values at Stake – Film
The obstacles in a film or television series should create the kind of risk, peril or danger that pushes the character to take actions that define what is most fundamentally important or true in a character’s life.
Second Cocktail Question
Continuing the cocktail party questions– “When do you find time to write?” People who meet me know I have limited time and a lot on my plate, travel, teaching, consulting, etc. The question also assumes, and sometimes people say it outright, that if they just could find the time they would write. Of if they… Continue reading Second Cocktail Question