you have an idea for a character, you can dive straight in. Don’t worry about your story event yet, we’ll be working on that later. If your story has multiple protagonists you might find it useful to work through the Sacred Flaw Approach for each of your principals. I’d encourage you to consider how each protagonist connects with each other’s flaw. They might have different versions of the same problem, which rub up against each other, making it better or worse, depending on the needs of the plot. In romantic comedies or buddy movies, the two protagonists often inhabit two opposing flaws. When
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