10 Ways to Invest the Audience in Your Hero
How do you get an audience to care about your hero? How do you make them so compelling that the audience can't change the channel or put down the book? Turns out, there are a lot more ways than just making your hero likable. In this video essay, we talk about the many ways to get an audience fully invested in your character. You can follow me here: Twitter: / jonathanwstokes Instagram: / instokesgram A big thank you to these musicians. Please check out their music! "The Queen Will See You" by The Mini Vandals "The Bywater" by The Mini Vandals "Leslie's Strut" by John Deley and the 41 Players "Realism" by Text Me Records / Grandbankss "Temps" by Riot "What It Is" by Silent Partner "Frolic" by Luciano Michelini

Heightening: The Simple Trick to Writing Great Scenes

The Problem With Genius Characters

The Secret to a Great Character — How to Write Character Motivation

The 7 Levels of Actors

Raising the Stakes on the Call to Adventure

Bad Dialogue vs Good Dialogue ROUND 5 (Writing Advice)

The Seven Levels of Worldbuilding

Star Wars is NOT for Kids Anymore

Why Your Character’s Suffering Feels Empty

How To Introduce A Character

Everyone's Plot Is PREDICTABLE Until They Learn THIS

The 7 Levels of Dialogue

Theme Shown: How Great Directors Hide Theme in Plain Sight

How to Write the Main Conflict of the Story — The Engine of a Narrative

Is "We See" Bad Writing?

What is a Protagonist — A Breakdown of Different Types and Functions of the Main Character

Bad Monologues vs Good Monologues (Writing Advice)
![Why Great Characters Lie to Themselves [Screenwriting Tips]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/4O-pedr4Kvk/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEnCNACELwBSFryq4qpAxkIARUAAAAAGAElAADIQj0AgKJDeAG4AvMY&rs=AOn4CLBrUFWb9fuJYT-yhP3kjFMtKK5mxw&usqp=CCY)
Why Great Characters Lie to Themselves [Screenwriting Tips]

Writing Strong Characters - The Important Distinction Between Want and Need

