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Writing Excuses 7.1 When Good Characters Go Bad

Writing Excuses

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How to Write a Horror Story

Dan: One of the easiest ways to set this up from the very beginning as a writer is to establish two or three things that the character really, really wants. And then as the story progresses, those things become in conflict and the character chooses to go back to the prequels room. Mary: I think the stage limitations on Star Wars is a little bit fast. We're out of time. Why don't we throw at Howard a writing prompt? Perfect. All right. This has been Writing Excuses. You're out of excuses. Now go right.

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