“Why did they insulate us from criticism? Why didn't they load us up with useful tools? Why didn't they teach us to satisfy an audience? I realized I had been scammed. They wanted us to feel as good as possible for as long as possible in order to get as much money out of us as they could. The way to do that was to assure us we were already geniuses.” MoneyAudienceGeniusToolsCriticismFeel GoodScamSatisfyInsulate Book:The Secrets of Story: Innovative Tools for Perfecting Your Fiction and Captivating Readers Source: The Secrets of Story: Innovative Tools for Perfecting Your Fiction and Captivating Readers
“It's relatively easy to create an ambiguous character. Any conglomeration of likable and unlikeable traits, chosen at random, will result in an ambiguous character. Getting an audience to deeply identify with a character, on the other hand, is one of the hardest things in the world to do.” WorldCharacterHandsEasyResultsAudienceCreationChosenHardestTraitsHardest ThingAmbiguous Author:Matt Bird
