Added on November 13, 2023  Mark Sevi  

Writing Compelling Characters Who Are Flawed (Part 2)

Writing Compelling Characters Who Are Flawed (Part 2)
This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series Flawed Characters

Sudden Change   Any character whose life changes dramatically can be excused for acting differently or even badly. In Rescue Me, Denis Leary’s Tommy Gavin, an NYC firefighter, changed to an extreme version of who he was before 9/11. He suffers from the events of that day in many ways and also has survivor’s guilt […]

 Added on November 7, 2023  Mark Sevi  

Writing Compelling Characters Who Are Flawed (Part 1)

Writing Compelling Characters Who Are Flawed (Part 1)
This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series Flawed Characters

I was/am a big Sopranos fan. Also, Dexter, Breaking Bad, Ray Donovan, Billions, Suits, and others that featured characters who I wouldn’t associate with on a dare. Violent, narcissistic, even evil, men and women who did unthinkable things and yet who I follow eagerly from week to week, movie to movie. To say I am […]