Jul
9
Arcs and Endings (3)
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In a Q&A for Creative Screenwriting Magazine, Michael Arndt made the point that “happy endings are really underrated”. It got me thinking.
What’s wrong with a Hollywood ending?
Jun
27
Arcs and Endings (2)
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Should you write a happy ending?
Commercial common sense will tell you: yes, you should.
Robert McKee says: “Tell the truth.”
(see the previous post)
Jun
5
Arcs and Endings (1)
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“The finest writing not only reveals true character,
but arcs or changes to that inner nature, for better or worse.”
-Robert McKee
In 1998 McKee signed my first edition hardback of STORY. He wrote:
