In the end, climax with them. There is a reason every story has an antagonist, even if it isn’t always a human being. To them (the audience) seeing the protagonist overcome, survive or triumph speaks to their own journey. With … Continue reading
Brutalize them during the plot. There’s a reason reality television is still popular today. Part of it is the smaller production costs but the other reason is the audience (them) are fascinated by any story that could possibly be true. … Continue reading
Invest them in the world. A new writer understands the world must impress them (the audience) it’s real. A classic mistake is to believe for it to feel genuine their simulation must copy every aspect of our day-to-day lives. With these 7 … Continue reading
Show them a unique protagonist. To be unique or not to be…that is the question on every writer’s mind when developing their protagonist. Are Andy, Bella and Don really so different compared to them (the audience) that they should be … Continue reading
Touch them using theme. Theme unifies a work’s plot and character arcs in a relevant way for them (the audience). If a work is popular you’ll find at it’s heart a theme any and every audience can relate to, no … Continue reading
Use point of view to seduce them. Point of view is the window through which the audience (them) interacts with a work. A writer can go to a lot of effort to craft a point of view that should be relatable, … Continue reading
Commit them in the setup. To be popular a work draws them (the audience) into their world and inspires them to participate in the plot with the characters. Everyone knows this but it’s not concrete enough to help a writer … Continue reading
Or 7 Steps to Engaging the Audience… As a writer I’ve always desired to understand why a particular work is popular. If you ask a cross section of your friends, you can gather a list of appealing elements they all … Continue reading
Everyone is tired of the police procedural in television’s prime time lineup…while I admit the formulaic nature of the procedural gets old I’m really burnt out on saving the world. Really how many times can apocalyptic meltdown be adverted until I just wish the nasty villains of the world would … Continue reading
This is my favorite line from…drum roll please…the new single man army, prison break, protect the girl movie that I forced my family to see with me last week. I needed an upbeat story that put an exclamation point on … Continue reading
