The Harsh Truth About Writing Heroes
Long-form18:39People & BlogsPublished Jun 16, 2025, 3:57 PM · 16mo ago
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Description
The first 500 people to click my link or scan this QR code will receive 20% off their first year of Skillshare! Get started today! https://skl.sh/squampopulous06251
Whenever someone asks how to write a main character, I notice that the answer is to simply make them the story go through them. But are all characters fit to be protagonists?
My answer is no... but also yes.
In this video I hope to give some actionable advice on writing protagonists like Aang from the last Airbender, Cobb from Inception, Andy Dufresne from the Shawshank Redemption, Thorfinn from Vinland Saga, Joel from the Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, and plenty more examples. Because all of these protagonists have on thing in common: they are stubborn. They refuse to let their stories end.
#writingadvice #atla #inception #shawshankredemption #protagonist #maincharacter
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squampopulous
Details
- Published
- Jun 16, 2025, 3:57 PM
- Length
- 18:39 (1,119 s)
- Format
- Long-form
- Category
- People & Blogs
- Audio language
- EN
- Quality
- HD
- Captions
- No
- Made for kids
- No
- Licensed content
- Yes
- Video ID
- 6XjsOohxoMk
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