Month: January 2017

Getting to know your characters is the most important aspect of plot for me. A good story develops from the decisions, the reactions and responses a character makes in relation to given circumstances. The economy collapses! But who your character is will determine what she does in response: marry a millionaire, start her own business,…

The great John Berger passed away just a few days ago on the 2nd of January. He was a wonderfully prolific writer who made art history, the way we see the lives of artists and their productions, come alive. He was a playwright and a novelist. On a personal level, though, three of his “poetic…