Ever heard the old saying, “fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me?” You’d think we would learn from our mistakes but those I coach report …
Villainous Antagonists: Tips, Tricks and Hints
This week on our fast Maass notes review, we’re going to look at the antagonist. What is an antagonist? The opposite of protagonist. (Yeah, thanks, Rach, big help!) Antagonist is …
Quick Skills: Tips on Creating that First line
How you hook your reader on the first page? I love this quote by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, who won the 1992 Nobel Prize for Literature for 100 years of Solitude. …
Don’t Be Fooled Part Three: Driven by What’s Inside
A few years ago Subaru came up with a commercial slogan: Driven by What’s Inside. It made a snappy twenty second spot on TV but that message is not even …
“PUT CHARACTERS IN OPPOSITE SITUATIONS.”
Continuing from my post last week on fast notes on characterization during a Donald Maass session. These are an eclectic gathering designed to make you think differently. Have fun! “These …