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…
The last scene they had together underscored what Lia was coming to see in Daniel: his idealism kindles fires in her she’d thought extinguished. Here, we see the chill pragmatism she’d bring to the table in their hypothetical relationship, which […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
