Tips for writing Screenplays and Stories-The Protagonist

Serious complications in your protagonist’s life so that he runs out of his own resources and must gain new experiences, change his behavior, or learn a new way of operating in order to resolve the conflict. Without major complications, the reader has no reason to stay interested in the story because there’s nothing to root for.

Lerch, Jeniffer. 500 Ways to Beat the HollyWood Script Reader. Simon & Schuster:Fireside, 1999. pg.115. Print