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Writing Three-dimensional Characters in Thrillers with Gabriel Bergmoser

Welcome

Introduction
Meet Your Teacher: Gabriel Bergmoser (3:31)

Part One: Heroes and Villains

Forget Likeability
Perspective Lets Us Care
Writing Exercise: Let’s Mess With the Audience
Everyone is the Hero in Their Own Story…
…Including Villains
Writing Exercise: Characters and Conflict—What do we want?
Sympathy vs Likeability
On Divisiveness
Interlude: Creating Maggie
Writing Exercise: Characters and Conflict Part Two
Part One Conclusion (2:12)

Part Two: The Protagonist Spectrum

Part Two Introduction (2:42)
The Straightforward Hero
Writing Exercise: Characters and Conflicts—What’s your weakness?
The Big Secret
The Illusion of Flaws
The Antihero
Interlude: Creating Jack Carlin
Writing Exercise: Characters and Conflict—What scares you?
Truly Broken
Writing Exercise: The Hero in Their Own Story
The Useful Monster
The Villain Protagonist
Introducing a Hero
Writing Exercise: The Hero’s Entrance
Part Two Conclusion (2:01)

Part Three: Populating Your World

Part Three Introduction (1:26)
On Allies
Writing Exercise: The Character Compass
The Secret Power of Humour
On Mentors
On Dark Mirrors
On Suspects
Writing Exercise: Diary of the Damned
On Monsters
The Override Button
Writing Exercise: The Override Button
Interlude: Creating The Driver
Writing Exercise: The Eye of the Beholder
So, Let’s Write
Conclusion (2:08)

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