I'm adding Zwick's book to my library hold list this week :). The emphasis on relationships reminds me a lot of something Kazuo Ishiguro once said about writing. I'm paraphrasing, but basically it's that writing a relationship is more important than writing a character; if the relationship is interesting, it means the characters are interesting, which means the plot is interesting, because you're crafting these certain pain points that give the characters life and plot points that propel their relationship dynamic forward!
(Although I gotta say that honestly I've never been super into Ishiguro's books, despite trying lol. Love his writing advice tho!)
As always, this is so helpful. I'm currently digging deep into emotional conflict and undercurrent of relationships on screen but my "training" keeps yelling at me about plot twists and hitting beats. I'm fighting to stay disciplined with character development before dealing with anything else. Thanks for this! - Your forever friend that loves you and is rooting for you too.
A terrific reason to mix in the spontaneous into our necessary and often healthy habits. Thank you as always, Mickey. And MIDNIGHT RUN is an absolute classic!
I'm adding Zwick's book to my library hold list this week :). The emphasis on relationships reminds me a lot of something Kazuo Ishiguro once said about writing. I'm paraphrasing, but basically it's that writing a relationship is more important than writing a character; if the relationship is interesting, it means the characters are interesting, which means the plot is interesting, because you're crafting these certain pain points that give the characters life and plot points that propel their relationship dynamic forward!
(Although I gotta say that honestly I've never been super into Ishiguro's books, despite trying lol. Love his writing advice tho!)
Love Midnight Run too!
Can you believe I've never seen Midnight Run? I know, I'm crazy, I must rectify this failing soon.
As always, this is so helpful. I'm currently digging deep into emotional conflict and undercurrent of relationships on screen but my "training" keeps yelling at me about plot twists and hitting beats. I'm fighting to stay disciplined with character development before dealing with anything else. Thanks for this! - Your forever friend that loves you and is rooting for you too.
A terrific reason to mix in the spontaneous into our necessary and often healthy habits. Thank you as always, Mickey. And MIDNIGHT RUN is an absolute classic!
"I'M MOSELY!"
Nice to get a glimpse into your thought processes. Some of this applies to sermon prep as well.