Was it that long ago?
Sharon Stone, Michael Douglas, Ezterhas.
BASIC INSTINCT.
Back then, even now one of the most erotic and suspenseful films ever.
Why great characters.
Katherine a writer of course is either a psychotic killer or just a great
writer.
As we know, everyone around her dies or goes away. Sigh.
Same thing applies to shooter Mike Douglas. The writer takes two psychotic characters and
places them in beautiful San Francisco.
Scenic vistas, dance clubs and of course murder.
By the end of the character arch, we love the two psychos, they have
disposed of their past to create a new future.
So how do you do that as a writer?
First, you need to know your characters.
What is their background? Katherine
was a genius in college, who had a few fans, psycho, psychiatric fans. Act 2 slowly reveals this.
She hangs around murderers, her kind of people.
Shooter, well, has only one friend and uses his skills to remain on the
street even after killing lots of people.
It is slowly revealed that he has a heart even if he is a killer.
In Siolam, Beth is Bart’s best friend and they move together through the
character arch, story and plot.
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