Well, we needed to write something to explain how Shanna could gun a guy down in the street and not at least get questioned about it. We also needed to establish there was some growing police interest in Hurricane’s illegal […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
So my original version of this scene left off with Lia’s “It could get you in serious trouble one day” and picked up after JJ had met the cops in a shootout: this page was all Flo’s addition. I was […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Action stories often have trouble with characters who talk when they should be taking, well, action. “Before I kill you, Mr. Bond, let me tell you my plan.” Sometimes villains talk to their intended prey when they really should be […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
One thing for writers to watch out for: when you’re finally ready to turn the tables on a villain who’s seemed all but unstoppable, don’t flip the script completely unless the story justifies it…and it usually won’t. JJ is falling […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The “gas leak trap” plan discussed here was on my original drawing board, and I remember Flo objected to it. I forget the exact reasons, but I believe a lot of them translated into Chrissie and Lia’s reasons for veto. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
