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One of my favorite endings was “Braveheart” where Mel Gibson’s character effectively kills the king just by shouting out “Freedom” before he died. Am I just being naive in thinking that was a brilliant way to handle the mano a mano faceoff?

One of my favorite endings was “Braveheart” where Mel Gibson’s character effectively kills the king just by shouting out “Freedom” before he died. Am I just being naive in thinking that was a brilliant way to handle the mano a mano faceoff?

Jan 13, 2012 - 12:00 AM

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One reader told me the characters in my first book were too shallow. Now, two of the ten who I have allowed to read my newest manuscript say the characters are too complicated. How can I write to please everyone who will read my books?

One reader told me the characters in my first book were too shallow. Now, two of the ten who I have allowed to read my newest manuscript say the characters are too complicated. How can I write to please everyone who will read my books?

Jan 12, 2012 - 12:00 AM

What makes the Harry Potter and Narnia franchises so successful when so many other similar stories are not?

What makes the Harry Potter and Narnia franchises so successful when so many other similar stories are not?

Jan 11, 2012 - 12:00 AM

If some people are gifted storytellers, what makes them that way? Is it a psychological thing?

If some people are gifted storytellers, what makes them that way? Is it a psychological thing?

Jan 10, 2012 - 12:00 AM

I’ve never been homeless. If I want to write about homelessness, how would I go about it?

I’ve never been homeless. If I want to write about homelessness, how would I go about it?

Jan 09, 2012 - 12:00 AM

How can I best apply what I have learned at Story Seminar to my acting?

How can I best apply what I have learned at Story Seminar to my acting?

Jan 06, 2012 - 12:00 AM

I like to read the screenplay before I see a film. What is a good source of screenplays and teleplays?

I like to read the screenplay before I see a film. What is a good source of screenplays and teleplays?

Jan 05, 2012 - 12:00 AM

Is tying empathy to an animated character such as a dinosaur the same as tying empathy to a human character?

Is tying empathy to an animated character such as a dinosaur the same as tying empathy to a human character?

Jan 04, 2012 - 12:00 AM

At what level are complex concepts and themes such as unconscious desires applicable to stories for kids?

At what level are complex concepts and themes such as unconscious desires applicable to stories for kids?

Jan 03, 2012 - 12:00 AM

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I have multiple protagonists trying to help my main protagonist get what she says she wants, but that is not really what she wants at all. Do you know of an example of another story with this kind of storyline?

I have multiple protagonists trying to help my main protagonist get what she says she wants, but that is not really what she wants at all. Do you know of an example of another story with this kind of storyline?

Jan 02, 2012 - 12:00 AM

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