“Have you ever wondered which hurts the most: saying something and wishing you had not, or saying nothing, and wishing you had?”
— Unknown
“There are only two days in the year that nothing can be done. One is called yesterday and the other is called tomorrow, so today is the right day to love, believe, do and mostly live.”
— Dalai Lama
“Good books don’t give up all their secrets at once.”
— Stephen King
Girl power shouldn’t be about proving that women can do things the same or better than men even if they are women! Girl power should be about women being equal to men and not diminished for being a girl.
Avoid having the male characters get surprised that she’s a women, avoid them saying things like “She’s a woman, but she’s strong!” or “Holy shit she’s a woman!?” or “Don’t be too tough on the woman!”. Those kinds of behaviors make it seem that it is surprising for a female person to be strong and/or independant. Equality is women getting treated the same as the men, not having people be surprised that she can do all those martial arts while being a woman! Wether the character is male, female, or non-binary, they should be treated socially equal regardless of their gender!
“I can’t think of a better way to revenge someone who tried to break you, than to live and love life more without them.”
— Innocent Mwatsikesimbe
“I love it when I see old couples together, because it makes me believe that true love does exist.”
— Unknown
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A scene agitator is something that makes a task more difficult, distracting, uncomfortable, or interesting. Agitators make scenes more intriguing as we see a character struggle. Let's review a few types of agitators.
Agitators include:
• Loud noises that distract characters (and the audience) including a car alarm, an air raid siren, a passing subway, etc.
• The introduction of anything inherently dangerous such as a tiger in the room, a character juggling a knife, etc.
• Dangerous settings such as a tight rope, a fight over a river of lava, a discussion on a cliff's ledge, etc.
• Any agitation of the senses such as free-floating dust, popping grease from cooking bacon, etc.
• An stream of disruptions or interruptions to a conversation.
• A physical constraint such as the tightening of a corset during a conversation.
• Anything that violates social norms such as a violation of personal space, a violation of personal hygiene, etc.
• Inclement weather such as hail, lightning, thunder, etc.
• Anything vying for the character's attention.
• Anything that inhibits or blocks clear and unfiltered communication such as a fuzzy phone connection, a physical barrier between a conversation, etc.
• Pungent smells such a skunk, manure, the sewers, etc.
• Bugs
“You must go on adventures to find out where you belong.”
— Sue Fitzmaurice
“Just be fucking honest about how you feel about people while you’re alive.”
— John Mayer
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