Top 5 David Corbett Quotes
#1. The problem lies not with genre but with formula, which consists of seeing genre conventions as restrictions rather than mere guidelines, ends in themselves rather than possibilities.
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#2. Compelling characters are not cogs in the machine of your plot; they are human beings to whom the story happens.
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#3. Whether we know it or not, our minds and hearts are populated by all the characters we will ever need - though we may disassemble them and rearrange the parts into composites for variation.
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#4. Characterization requires a constant back-and-forth between the exterior events of the story and the inner life of the character.
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#5. An intuitive grasp of your character is formed by exploring scenes of profound emotional import-moments of overwhelming shame, joy, fear, pride, regret, forgiveness.
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