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Character Dev + a tool to help
Character Dev: One Simple Tip from Piecing Your Script Together. When I was developing Ladybugs & Other Fears—the script I use throughout Piecing Your Script Together—I thought I was just writing about “a dying teen and her best friend.”
On the surface, that sounded emotional enough. But the script didn’t come alive until I stopped thinking in labels and started digging into how each character experienced her world.
For Melina (the terminal teen), the real world was:
- a bedroom that doubled as a medical bubble
- parents whose overprotectiveness felt like love and a cage
- a family that looked “perfect” from the outside, but carried resentment and fear underneath
For Tiffany (the new best friend), her world was:
- grief, she hadn’t processed
- a “fresh start” that actually felt like running away
- freedom on paper, but emotional isolation in practice
Want Help Connecting World + Character? Check out the S.E.A GPT in the Classroom.
Ask S.E.A GPT: Using Systems, Effect, and Atmosphere, help me deepen my character and suggest 3 scene ideas that pressure their flaw.
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