Posted by Ralphy ™ at ool-18b8096d.dyn.optonline.net on September 23, 2003 at 11:00:55:
In Reply to: Kevin-any screenwriting advice? posted by alien15691 on September 23, 2003 at 10:52:34:
Give the characters complete backstories, biographies, and personalities first. Know every detail about them, even if those details won't be in the script. Do plenty of writing exercises for this. Then, when they're all well-developed enough, they will speak for themselves, and you just sit back and enjoy the magic.
That'll be five bucks.