BUILDING CHARACTERS

Create your characters backstory and give them depth.

A hesitant hero faces his biggest fears to save the world writing exercise

THE HESITANT HERO CROSSROADS

This writing exercise is inspired by The Quest archetype. It focuses on one key moment or decision within the larger quest. Imagine this would be the last and biggest challenge the hero has to overcome. If they fail, all will be lost forever…

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Elderly couple at home

SHARED IN SILENCE

Portray the daily life of an elderly couple who has shared 45 years of marriage. Explore three distinct segments of their day where they find themselves in each other’s company, yet do not communicate verbally.

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Use the Proust Questionnaire to create a backstory for your characters

THE PROUST QUESTIONNAIRE

The Proust Questionnaire has its origins in a parlour game popularized by Marcel Proust, the French essayist and novelist, who believed that, in answering these questions, an individual reveals his or her true nature.

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