While Linda's Away...

Linda's off waging war against...things I can't mention or she'll have to kill me.

In the absence of her sagacity, we present a video lecture on character introduction, development, and believable change by Hollywood greats.

Writing Characters For Film & Television from the Film Courage Screenwriting Series

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While Marshall's Away, We Have Neil to Play!

Marshall is in the throes of hosting workshops at ArmadilloCon, but never fear, we have an equally charming and talented author here to inspire us.

Okay, okay, it's a YouTube video from The Wheeler Centre, but it's Neil Gaiman discussing everything from the eleven re-writes of the Dr. Who script, to naming characters, to a revolutionary sneezing panda.