Developing a character with genuine depth requires a focus on not just desire but how the character deals with frustration of her desires, as well as her vulnerabilities, her secrets, and especially her contradictions. This development needs to be forged… — David Corbett Copy Share Image
Compelling characters are not cogs in the machine of your plot; they are human beings to whom the story happens. — David Corbett Copy Share Image
Characterization requires a constant back-and-forth between the exterior events of the story and the inner life of the character. — David Corbett Copy Share Image
An intuitive grasp of your character is formed by exploring scenes of profound emotional import-moments of overwhelming shame, joy, fear, pride, regret, forgiveness. — David Corbett Copy Share Image
Developing a character with genuine depth requires a focus on not just desire but how the character deals with frustration of her desires, as… — David Corbett Copy Share Image
Whether we know it or not, our minds and hearts are populated by all the characters we will ever need - though we may… — David Corbett Copy Share Image
