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I have a bunch of 'memos to myself' that I like to keep in mind while writing fiction. Over the next few days, I'll share some of them in this thread. I hope they're interesting or even helpful. Here's the first.
All of these memos are things I like to at least remember and consider. I call them my 'Writing Reminders.' I've got a few dozen 'cards' and they're rather varied.
I wrote each of these cards myself, based upon things I have learned from observation or was taught by wiser heads. These are the ideas that have helped me stay focused and think about my scripts as I've worked on them.
Some people seem to find this idea quite controversial. I don't. I find it helpful to remember.
I'm still chewing on this particular one. I think it's an expanded, adjacent idea to that old saw, 'Audiences want a surprising but retrospectively inevitable ending' which, for my money, is both already well-enough stated and 100% bang-on.
Two similar ideas.
Audience/character relationships are complex and bear a lot of thinking about.
Hitch.
Everybody wants something. Whenever I do whatever I do, I do it in pursuit of *some kind* of outcome.
A character's status in a relationship, or even a specific interaction, affects the drama.
Endings and beginnings.
To save this thread from just dribbling off into the void and to wrap things up neatly, here's something simple that reminds me of where high-stakes drama very often really comes from.
