“Know thy story,” and your story is the answer to these eight questions

If you’ve ever finished the first draft of your screenplay and then received feedback suggesting that your character is boring, unlikeable, not driving the story, or that the supporting characters are more impressive than your protagonist; or you find that people just don’t get it; or you yourself draw a blank when someone asks you what your story is about, answering the eight questions in this article will take care of all of that plus help you...

• Write faster
• Create a protagonist who drives the story
• Write a powerful antagonist or antagonistic force
• Not paint yourself into a corner
• Write scenes that almost write themselves
• Create a touchstone for when you get derailed or stuck
• Brainstorm settings, scenes, dialogue
• Create powerful turning points
• Find the best inciting incident
• Eliminate the overwhelm of approaching a first draft or rewrite
• Make writing your marketing content easy

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