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farhe: Speak the Truth, Bob (!)

at Apr 09, 2010 - 3:33 PM

Let's hope Mr.McKee can inspire everyone to solve the crisis of story he is pleading with us all to overcome. Integrity, in ourselves and in our characters, is a fine start. Spread the good word puh-leeze.

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cmpaton: The same but different

at Apr 01, 2010 - 3:41 PM

I have always disliked creating character profiles following a template, fill-in-the-blanks. It helps to hear that one does not (and should not) start with a plug-in archetype. I have fallen into this trap before and it gets me nowhere. I like the statement, “Artists create, hacks copy.” However, I am hoping to hear in the next lessons just *how* one goes about creating a character from the inner-self without creating a clone over and over. Hey, I’m interesting, but since I know myself so well, I’d rather get to know characters that are different from me as well.

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right2write: Thought Provoking

at Mar 25, 2010 - 12:19 PM

excellent! has my mind going in overdrive. I like that I can replay over & over. Thank-you.

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mysticpamela: More more more!

at Mar 19, 2010 - 6:35 PM

I ate all this up the first night I joined. I WANT MOAR!!

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PennyJM: I like this approach.

at Mar 19, 2010 - 1:37 PM

My protagonist is the brave "me". She says and does things I don't dare. Can't wait to see how I turn out!

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Amanda: Excellent material

at Mar 15, 2010 - 6:03 PM

This particular segment on character is excellent and inspirational. Just making notes on a first novel and, although knowing I had to begin with creating the leading character, was not certain how to go about it.

Of my three major characters, the protagonist alternates between two of them. One has begun to take on the color of a shadow or even "romantic hero"--which I want to sqelch. I know that I need to settle on the protagonist before moving on into the story. I'm expecting that following the material in this lesson will make clear which character has the most complexity and strongest desire.

Thank you.

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screamingpanda: Character and Environment

at Mar 14, 2010 - 3:53 PM

I love this approach and find it to be very challenging. It's a great reminder because it shows the true north of a character's self from which nearly all the major life decisions stem. Somehow, having the characters home, work, and the story's genre and setting in perspective can be helpful once the emotional self and soul of the character start to take shape. Yet it can be tempting to go world-building and decorating without getting at the core life force of the story.

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McKeeStorylogue321 wrote

at Mar 14, 2010 - 5:00 AM

This is Bob McKee at his best and the reason he is the best. Insightful, inspiring, translucently clear, his integrity puts him at the top of the A-list. StoryLogue will run and run ...
E.V. Leigh, London

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