Every story that has impressed the audience features proactive characters. If your script (or book) is failing to impress readers despite your narrative having clear goals, quirky characters, a unique ...

Ever wonder why some stories grab you while others fade from memory? The secret isn't in plot twists—it's in the people. While Walter White's criminal descent in Breaking Bad and the psychological ...

A round character in a book, film, TV show, or play is a fully realized character with complex wants, desires, and motivations. While any type of character (whether protagonist, antagonist, hero, or ...

I recall Sarah, a middle-aged woman, approaching me prior to a workshop I was about to deliver in Australia. She was excited, eager to share her news. She said she'd taken the VIA Survey six years ago ...