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Skillshare

Character-Driven Story Development for Your Novel or Screenplay

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Overview

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In this class we use character-driven insights to flesh out your story's three main characters:

  1. The Protagonist / Hero
  2. The Antagonist 
  3. The Ally

We use character-driven insights to achieve the following:

  • Identify the major components of your STORY. 
  • Define your Hero and understand his motives, goals, and limitations. 
  • Identify your Hero’s FLAW. 
  • Use this Flaw to create CONFLICT. 
  • Find your Hero’s ALLIES. 
  • Find the ANTAGONISTIC FORCES.
  • Use the Hero’s Flaw as a SPECIAL SKILL.
  • Use the Special Skill to create TRANSFORMED ACTION.

By the end of this class, you will have a general understanding of the major beats in your story. This will give you a blueprint of your story so you can get started on writing your story without having to stare at a blank page.

You will know who your main character is, who his/her allies are, what problem your characters are trying to solve, what the main antagonistic forces are standing in their way, and what major conflicts they have to overcome. 

Syllabus

  • Introduction
  • There's A Goal
  • The Protagonist Has A Backstory
  • The Protagonist Has A Flaw
  • The Flaw Creates Conflict
  • The Ally Provides Support
  • Conflict Fuels The Antagonist
  • The Flaw Becomes A Special Skill
  • The Special Skill Creates Transformed Action
  • Final Words

Taught by

Ellie Shoja

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