Screenwriting 101: Stephanie Shannon
“To me, writing is a lot like playing God. You’ve got these people down there with free will. And you don’t want to tell them exactly what…
“To me, writing is a lot like playing God. You’ve got these people down there with free will. And you don’t want to tell them exactly what to do per se. But you can know their minds and tendencies and orchestrate certain events in their lives that nudge them in the direction you want them to go, to fulfill a greater plan. If I look at the relationship between plot and character in that way, I think the result becomes much more organic.”
— Stephanie Shannon