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EPISODE · Apr 14, 2026 · 52 MIN

Avoidance and Other Anti-Quests

from Scriptnotes Podcast · host Drew Marquardt

John and Craig flip the idea of motivation on its head and ask, what are your characters running from? Using examples across film and TV, they look at the psychological underpinnings of discomfort, and how to use avoidance as a driving force of character and story. We’ve also been away for a minute, so there’s […] The post Avoidance and Other Anti-Quests first appeared on John August.

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