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When her agent drops her, a shy ?love story? author attends a horror movie workshop where screenwriters are kept prisoner by a perverse guru who makes them die like their characters, so that only the best writer will survive.
My primary issue with the scenario is credibility: why wouldn't they just say "No" to the guru either individually or as a group, refuse to play along? Even if they think he's joking --- after the 1st writer dies, I can't imagine any other scenario than that they would subsequently refuse to continuRead more
My primary issue with the scenario is credibility: why wouldn’t they just say “No” to the guru either individually or as a group, refuse to play along? Even if they think he’s joking — after the 1st writer dies, I can’t imagine any other scenario than that they would subsequently refuse to continue playing along, that they would revolt and resist him, individually and collectively, with every fiber of their being.
And if they would continue to play along, then the writers are too weak for any one of them to be cast in the role of the protagonist. As I said before, the Alpha character, the one driving the plot is the guru. The writers are foolish sheep being led to the slaughter.
And if that’s your point, well, the writers are to be pitied, but that’s not the same as empathy. And if isn’t the point, what is the point of your premise? What is your theme?
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I said main character, not hero. They are not always the same. My point is the guru is the most compelling character. And he drives the story.
I said main character, not hero. They are not always the same. My point is the guru is the most compelling character. And he drives the story.
See lessWhen her agent drops her, a shy ?love story? author attends a horror movie workshop where screenwriters are kept prisoner by a perverse guru who makes them die like their characters, so that only the best writer will survive.
Why not make the guru the main character, the screenwriting guru from hell since he's the more interesting character anyway and is going to steal the limelight? The "love story" author could be one of several authors attending the workshop out of desperation. And her agent shouldn't threaten to dropRead more
Why not make the guru the main character, the screenwriting guru from hell since he’s the more interesting character anyway and is going to steal the limelight? The “love story” author could be one of several authors attending the workshop out of desperation.
And her agent shouldn’t threaten to drop her; he has dropped her. Which ups the stakes, makes her career predicament more perilous, her motivation more urgent. And the other participants have similar horror stories of rejection, frustration and failure. They’re all there because they are desperate, at the end of their tether. The stakes are that they all see the class as their last chance, their only hope.
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