We don’t want our characters to get too comfortable as they go about saving the world. They should never be following the plot like it’s as simple as A-B-C , instead there should be complications and struggles along the way. There needs to be doubt, changes, and uncertainties along the way. Basically instead of making […]
Every villain needs a motive, because here’s the secret: from their perspective they’re not the villain. They have reasons for doing what they’re doing. We can’t just have vague “evil villains” being bad just for the sake of giving our heroes someone to fight. Often a villain’s motivations can be remarkably similar to our heroes, […]
In our stories, our characters can’t always get along. Even friends can’t always agree. Why? Well let me ask you this- do you always get along with everyone? Really? Really? Not only do we all have bad days, moments of stress, and grumpy mornings- we’re also all human. We have different ideas, worldviews, plans, and […]