Q & A: Can a Hero Also Be His Own Nemesis?
After reading your “Conflict #4: The Nemesis” article and considering the “coming of age/personal development” story I’m writing, you have me wondering what you would think about…
Q & A: What If My Hero’s Desire Isn’t Original?
Is there a way to find an original motivation that is also strong enough for an adventure story? I want to avoid clichés: avenging a dead parent; seeking a treasure; winning the love of a prince.
QUALITIES OF A GREAT NEMESIS #4: Relentless
Building and accelerating the conflict your hero must face greatly increases the emotional impact of your story. So when you have a nemesis character trying to stop your hero from achieving…
Q & A: Inner Life of Characters
Do you have any advice for people who are good at ideas, plots and dialogue bits but not so good at getting into the heads of their characters?
QUALITIES OF A GREAT NEMESIS #3: Principled
Back in the Bronze Age, when I was a kid watching even more TV than I do now, one of my favorite series was The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show.
QUALITIES OF A GREAT NEMESIS #2: Threatening
Your story’s nemesis will be the character that, more than any other, stands between your hero and his or her visible goal.
Q&A: Daily Revisions or Forge Ahead?
I am finding that when I sit down each day to continue my writing, I read everything I’ve written so far in order to get back into the flow. When I do this I have the tendency to…
QUALITIES OF A GREAT NEMESIS #1: Powerful
To give your stories as much emotional impact as possible, your heroes must face overwhelming, seemingly insurmountable obstacles as they pursue their desires.
CONFLICT #4: The Nemesis
In your screenplay, your manuscript, your origin story from the stage, or your former client’s success story in a marketing email, the conflict may come from within…
CONFLICT #3: Follow the Pain
Speakers, marketers and entrepreneurs need their own “signature” stories to present to audiences, followers, clients and customers.