EPISODE · Sep 7, 2023 · 17 MIN
Is Your Hero REALLY a Hero? Or Just a Terrific A-Hole?
from The Storyteller’s Mission with Zena Dell Lowe · host Zena Dell Lowe
EPISODE DESCRIPTION – Yes, we need our characters to have flaws that they need to overcome in the course of the story. The confusion comes when we start writing our characters as morally depraved beyond the realm of redemption. Do you see the difference? Do you see how this works? Join Zena as she breaks it all down. What makes a hero? What are essential heroic virtues? And what makes your "hero" just another easy-to-hate, unlikable, unsympathetic a-hole?Free Video Tutorial for ScreenwritingThe Storyteller's Mission Podcast is now on YouTube. You can watch your favorite podcast as well as listen. Subscribe to our channel and never miss a new episode or announcement.Support the Show on Paypal@Missionranchfilms! Contact us for anything else!Send us Fan MailSupport the show
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION – Yes, we need our characters to have flaws that they need to overcome in the course of the story. The confusion comes when we start writing our characters as morally depraved beyond the realm of redemption. Do you see the difference? Do you see how this works? Join Zena as she breaks it all down. What makes a hero? What are essential heroic virtues? And what makes your "hero" just another easy-to-hate, unlikable, unsympathetic a-hole? Free Video Tutorial for Screenwritin...
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