by Trevor Mayes | Oct 8, 2010 | Characters, Lajos Egri, Quotes |
“A weak character cannot carry the burden of protracted conflict in a play. He cannot support a play. We are forced, then, to discard such a character as a protagonist. There is no sport if there is no competition; there is no play if there is no conflict....
by Trevor Mayes | Oct 7, 2010 | Characters |
I’ve written about Passive Protagonists before here, and here. It’s a topic that’s near and dear to my heart, because it used to be my blind spot. Recently John B. emailed me the following response to a challenge I posed: Regarding: “Can anyone...
by Trevor Mayes | Oct 1, 2010 | Quotes, William Akers |
“A lot of this book, you’re welcome to take with a grain of salt. Disagree with me if you like. Cast aspersions on my character if I say something you think is moronic. But, whatever you do, don’t be boring. That’s the only inviolable rule. If...
by Trevor Mayes | Sep 30, 2010 | Creativity |
Can this dot improve your creativity? Need a creative boost? According to a recent study published in the journal Brain and Cognition, scientists may have figured out a way to dramatically increase ones creativity: “Boost the level of communication between the...
by Trevor Mayes | Sep 24, 2010 | Characters, Television |
Love. A many-splendored thing. To add some heart to your script, you decide to create a subplot where two of your secondary characters fall in love. Nothing could be finer, right? Wrong. For some reason, I’m seeing a certain misstep lately — in both client...
