Screenwriting 101: Kate Marks

“I love seeing real people, the details and the quirks that they have. I pay really close attention to them. Sometimes, I write in the character’s voice and I journal as the character. I find when I can run on the page for a little bit, the character will take on a life of its own. After I find the character’s voice, then I go in and shape the character’s journey with more of a critical eye towards things like wound, flaw, want, and need. But I have to identify those after I’ve listened to the character for a little bit. If I start from that place, then I feel like I’m just filling in the boxes, almost like I’m Frankensteining it. I prefer to let the character emerge from the page.”

— Kate Marks

From Go Into The Story interview, March 2021

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