How the crazy lady at CVS can help write character and dialogue
Posted on June 30, 2011 in General Screenwriting | 2 Comments
Think waiting in line at the pharmacy while the cashier does just one more price check is a waste a time? Well keep your eyes and ears peeled because these real life annoyances may be the perfect opportunity to study human nature in dialogue.
To my right, a woman and her teen daughter scanning the rows of leftovers.
Enter screen right: A third woman, tension radiating from her clenched up little form like heat waves on a hot tarmac.
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Hi there. Glad you enjoyed the article, and thanks for sharing it here with your members! I was happy to see quite a few clicked through and read the whole posting. Very much appreciated!
This article itself helped me to write better characters. I’ve always been a people watcher (it’s more fun than bird-watching), and I find there are a lot more interesting people in California than in Colorado.