Plotting Pretense: Episode 5 The Uncle

About this episode

The episode explores the development of Ida's Uncle character and his role in advancing the story.

Having figured out more of what Ida's character should do, we move on to her Uncle. Who is he, and how will he move the story along? Listen as we work through more ideas, and continue to refine this story. Laugh, Cry, Wait is a podcast that will give you a behind the scenes view of us plotting Pretense, and other dramas in the future. You’ll get to listen in as we start from a concept and build it out into a plot that’s ready to be taken and fleshed out by a writer. You get to come along with us as we hash out who characters are, what role they play in the story, and how they’ll drive the story to it’s conclusion. Laugh, Cry, Wait isn’t intended to be a fast overview of the plotting process. Instead it’s meant to take you on the rambling ride that a story idea goes through before it becomes a viable plot. Subscribe to the Listeners Lounge and help us create more dramas. Listen to the Drama Of The Month for free!

Topics covered

• character development
• story plotting
• drama

Keywords

• Ida
• Uncle
• story refinement
• character roles

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Plotting Pretense, The Uncle, Pretense, the Drama Of The Month

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