1181 Question/Answers

In a crime story dealing with an ongoing crime, if the detective has thought that the antagonist is one person, then at some point finds out it is someone else, do you think the audience feels cheated?

In a crime story dealing with an ongoing crime, if the detective has thought that the antagonist is one person, then at some point finds out it is someone else, do you think the audience feels cheated?

Apr 20, 2012 - 12:00 AM

Are there crime stories where the crime is ongoing throughout the story?

Are there crime stories where the crime is ongoing throughout the story?

Apr 19, 2012 - 12:00 AM

Is the fifth step in creating a crime mystery simply the exposition of some evidence to mislead the audience?

Is the fifth step in creating a crime mystery simply the exposition of some evidence to mislead the audience?

Apr 18, 2012 - 12:00 AM

In your steps to creating crime mysteries, I don’t understand the difference between step 5 and step 6. Could you explain?

In your steps to creating crime mysteries, I don’t understand the difference between step 5 and step 6. Could you explain?

Apr 17, 2012 - 12:00 AM

4 Comments

I am working on a story where one protagonist opens and closes the story, but another covers the middle of the story. How can you go about switching protagonists during a story?

I am working on a story where one protagonist opens and closes the story, but another covers the middle of the story. How can you go about switching protagonists during a story?

Apr 16, 2012 - 12:00 AM

When writing a biography, isn’t it pretty much preset and episodic in its form?

When writing a biography, isn’t it pretty much preset and episodic in its form?

Apr 13, 2012 - 12:00 AM

3 Comments

I am writing for hip-hop theater. Are there any particular considerations that I should keep in mind?

I am writing for hip-hop theater. Are there any particular considerations that I should keep in mind?

Apr 12, 2012 - 12:00 AM

1 Comment

At the end of “Sixth Sense”, I had to go back and rethink the whole movie. How does that differ from the ending of “The Usual Suspects”?

At the end of “Sixth Sense”, I had to go back and rethink the whole movie. How does that differ from the ending of “The Usual Suspects”?

Apr 11, 2012 - 12:00 AM

2 Comments

When you have two different protagonists who want different things, how do you determine which one is within the central plot and which one is within a subplot?

When you have two different protagonists who want different things, how do you determine which one is within the central plot and which one is within a subplot?

Apr 10, 2012 - 12:00 AM

Wasn’t story largely to blame for what happened in Nazi Germany during World War 2?

Wasn’t story largely to blame for what happened in Nazi Germany during World War 2?

Apr 09, 2012 - 12:00 AM

First
Prev
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
Next
Last

Home I Lessons I Interviews I Q & A I I Community I FAQ I About Robert McKee
© 2010-2020 Two Arts, Inc. All Rights Reserved • Robert McKee's Storylogue • PO Box 681 • Sherman, CT 06784
Tel: 928-204-2323 • Contact Us

In order to contribute to Storylogue, you must have a membership.
Create an Account

Username: *	Please enter the username used when registering for Storylogue
Password: *	Please enter your password
	or Create an Account

Forgot Password?

Forgot Password?

If you cannot find your password, enter your email here and we will send you a new password.

Email: *	Please enter the email you used to sign up on Storylogue
	or Cancel