122 | What Do Professional Actors Look For In Good Scripts? (ft. Allison Tolman)
The Screenwriting Life with Meg LeFauve and Lorien McKenna
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"Pretend Women are People" - Writing Compelling Female Characters
To create a compelling female character, it is important to go beyond superficial layers and focus on portraying them as complex individuals. A character should not be reduced to being just 'bitchy' or unpleasant, as this does not represent true complexity. Instead, writers should imagine women as real people and write them accordingly, with all the layered depth and nuance that comes with being human.
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