Karen Moncrieff – from actor to screenwriter Karen Moncrieff worked for ten years as an actor, then became a screenwriter. In a Writers Guild magazine article, she notes “Writing felt so comfortable in a way that acting never really did. With writing, I was using all parts of myself, all of my skills.” She wrote [...]

It clarifies the conflict In her article The Fatal Flaw – The Most Essential Element for Bringing Characters to Life, Dara Marks, PhD describes the fatal flaw as “a struggle within a character to maintain a survival system long after it has outlived its usefulness.” She says, “Identifying the fatal flaw instantly clarifies for the [...]