{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6ac3c6ebaef04465055a212a/6ac3c705aef04465055a2a47?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Ep. 308 | WRITING EXERCISE: Go DEEPER With Your Characters","description":"<p>Lorien McKenna is joined by TSL producer Alex Alcheh for a really exciting exercise. </p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p>Get out your pen and paper, make  4 quadrants and follow along. </p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p>Lorien asks specific questions about YOUR LIFE to unlock the depth a character should have. They discuss character introductions and how most have such little specificity. </p>\n<p>Lorien highlights the import to ask questions of your own life so you can ask those questions about your characters. </p>\n<p>And, she gives one additional exercise within the exercise - The Trader Joe's Test.  </p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p>Looking for more support on your writing journey? Join Meg and Lorien inside ⁠<a href=\"https://www.thescreenwritinglife.co/tslworkshops1\">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TSL Workshops⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>.</p>\n<p>Episode Links:</p>\n<ul>\n  <li>Check out the <a href=\"https://www.thescreenwritinglife.co/thescreenwritinglifemerch\">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TSL merch shop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></li>\n  <li>TSL on <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/thescreenwritinglife_/?hl=en\">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> | <a href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@thescreenwritinglife\">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></li>\n</ul>\n<p>The Screenwriting Life is produced and edited by <a href=\"https://www.katemishkin.com/\">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Alex Alcheh.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p> </p>","author_name":"Meg LeFauve & Lorien McKenna"}