Screenwriting 101: Jen Bailey

On character development: “I’ll monologue as the character in the shower or the car when I’m by myself. It’s something that I do when I…

Screenwriting 101: Jen Bailey

On character development: “I’ll monologue as the character in the shower or the car when I’m by myself. It’s something that I do when I approach sides as well. I’ll just start talking and force myself to talk for three minutes or something. I’ll journal as a character. I’ve found that that can really inform me.”

— Jen Bailey

From Go Into The Story interview April 2018

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