Saturday, March 21, 2015

Saturday's Links to Writing & Marketing Blog Posts



By: Michael Tabb

WGA writer, Michael Tabb has written for Universal Studios, Disney Feature Animation, comic book icon Stan Lee, and other industry players. Follow Michael on Twitter @MichaelTabb.


Alex is a violent, demented character in A Clockwork Orange, but is he both protagonist and antagonist?

I am flattered when new writers try to pitch me their ideas, and I often hear them say that his or her protagonist is also the antagonist. So let’s address that possibility. Is there a case for man being his own worst enemy in a script? We all know a fatal flaw can do a character in, but does that make him the villain?

There are four ways in which one might consider a protagonist to be his or her own most antagonistic force. They are:
  1. Something or someone from inside the protagonist is what creates the film’s conflict.
  2. When the inner journey dominates the visual story (focusing on a character’s personality flaw).
  3. When nobody else is there to oppose them.
  4. The protagonist is just plain wrong or evil.

Let’s take them one at a time.

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Read the full article HERE!
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If you missed my writing & marketing tweets and retweets yesterday, here they are again:
  1. FOULED! Part 2: Getting Your Editor to Edit | Indies Unlimited http://ow.ly/KBJwP
  2. A 5-Minute Guide to Evernote | Tech Tools for Writers http://ow.ly/KBJyi
  3. Don’t get Scammed on Self-publishing: What are Reasonable Costs? | Silas Payton http://ow.ly/KBJBp
  4. SCRIPT NOTES: Can the Protagonist Be the Antagonist? http://ow.ly/KBJCS
  5. Stifled by Success by Tim Parks | NYRblog | The New York Review of Books http://ow.ly/KBJH2
  6. Why You Probably Won’t be a Top 10 Bestseller at Amazon | David Niall Wilson http://ow.ly/KBJIE
  7. Promo and Business Tools for Writers - Elizabeth Spann Craig http://ow.ly/KBJJN Clumsy dialogue – your mission statement for a subtle scene | Nail Your Novel http://ow.ly/KBJL9
  8. SCRIPT ANGEL: Rewriting - Do You Really Need That Scene - Script Magazine http://ow.ly/KBJMk
  9. Writer Unboxed » ‘Take Charge of Your Own Book': Writing a Personal God http://ow.ly/KBK3z
  10. Fiction University: Day Twenty: Streamline the Dialog http://ow.ly/KBK5F
  11. How I Used My Self-Published Book to Teach My Students by Brian South — The Book Designer http://ow.ly/KBKda
  12. Want to Start a Writing-Related Company? — Guest: Kathryn Goldman | Jami Gold, Paranormal Author http://ow.ly/KBKkM
  13. 6 Reasons Writers Can’t Write…. | Creative Writing with the Crimson League http://ow.ly/KBKsx
  14. Quit Being A Commodity: How To Get Visibility And Stand Out http://ow.ly/KBKB2
  15. The Benefits of Smaller Writers' Conferences - Books & Such Literary Management : Books & Such Literary Management http://ow.ly/KBKE9
  16. Before You Decide What to Do with Your Life, Do This First http://ow.ly/KBKJy
  17. How I Used My Self-Published Book to Teach My Students by Brian South — The Book Designer http://ow.ly/KBKQb
  18. 7 Tips On Balancing Your Fame And Personal Life - Marketing Tips For Authors http://ow.ly/KBKS7
  19. LinkedIn Strategies for Entrepreneurs with Viveka von Rosen http://ow.ly/KBKUU
  20. 20 Ways To Reuse, Recycle and Repurpose Content http://ow.ly/KBKXz
  21. How the WordPress Philosophy Can Help You Write a Masterpiece http://ow.ly/KBKZM
  22. Solving The Discoverability Problem: Virtual Reality And The Future Of Publishing | The Creative Penn http://ow.ly/KBL2d
  23. Happy writing and running, Kathy 

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