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< P > M o v i e s w i t h h a c k n e y e d c h a r a c t e r s d o n ' t c u t i t i n t o d a y ' s m a r k e t . T h e v i e w e r s a r e t o o s o p h i s t i c a t e d . T h e y h a v e s e e n h u n d r e d s i f n o t t h o u s a n d s o f m o v i e s a n d t h e y h a v e a p r e t t y g o o d s e n s e o f w h a t ' s b e e n d o n e b e f o r e . < / P > < P > P r o d u c e r s ? T h e s a m e . T h e y d o n ' t w a n t t o s i n k i n m i l l i o n s o f d o l l a r s j u s t t o o f f e r a n o t h e r M a d M a x , J a m e s B o n d , o r M y F a i r L a d y t o t h e p u b l i c . < / P > < P > S o w h a t ' s t h e s e c r e t t o c r e a t i n g f r e s h c h a r a c t e r s ? T w o w o r d s D A R I N G C O M B O S . < / P > < P > C o m b i n e d i s c o r d a n t t r a i t s a n d l i f e s t y l e s i n o n e c h a r a c t e r a n d a l l o f a s u d d e n y o u h a v e a l i v i n g , b r e a t h i n g , e x c i t i n g p r o f i l e t h a t t h e v i e w e r s w o u l d b e c u r i o u s t o k n o w m o r e a b o u t . < / P > < P > T a k e a m a f i a b o s s , f o r e x a m p l e . A s t a p l e c h a r a c t e r o f m a n y m o b m o v i e s , c o r r e c t ? < / P > < P > S o i f y o u ' v e w r i t t e n a b o u t y e t a n o t h e r T o n y S o p r a n o o r D o n C o r l e o n e , y o u b l e w i t . < / P > < P > H o w e v e r . . . W h a t i f y o u r m a f i a b o s s w r i t e s p o e t r y , s e c r e t l y s u b m i t s t h e m t o v a r i o u s c o n t e s t s , a n d o n e d a y w i n s a m a j o r n a t i o n a l p o e t r y c o n t e s t a n d C N N t r i e s t o i n t e r v i e w h i m ? ! T h i n k a b o u t t h e e m b a r r a s s i n g c o m p l i c a t i o n s t o f o l l o w . . . < / P > < P > A c o l l e g e p r o f e s s o r . . . w h a t i f s h e i s a l s o a r o d e o r i d e r i n s u m m e r m o n t h s ? O r w h a t i f s h e i s e x p o s e d f o r n o t h a v i n g f i n i s h e d e v e n t h e e l e m e n t a r y s c h o o l ? < / P > < P > A g a r b a g e t r u c k d r i v e r . . . c a n h e h a v e h e a l i n g p o w e r s ? C a n h e t u r n t h e m u n i c i p a l i t y d u m p s i t e i n t o a s h r i n e f o r t h o s e s e e k i n g q u i c k r e m e d y f o r t h e i r t e r m i n a l m a l a d i e s ? < / P > < P > C a n a g r a n d m o t h e r f r o m O l d T o w n , M a i n e t u r n o u t t o b e a c o n t r a c t k i l l e r h i r e d b y a p r o m i n e n t W a l l S t r e e t b r o k e r t o n e u t r a l i z e . . . ( w h o m ) ? < / P > < P > H o w a b o u t a m a s o c h i s t i c a n d b u l i m i c s e c r e t a g e n t ? < / P > < P > H e r e i s a l i t t l e f u n e x e r c i s e : < / P > < P > P r e p a r e t w o c o l u m n s . < / P > < P > I n t h e f i r s t c o l u m n w r i t e 2 0 v e r y s p e c i f i c p r o f e s s i o n s ( l i k e . . . g o u r m e t c o o k , t e c h n i c a l w r i t e r , P e t e r b i l t t r a c t o r - t r a i l e r d r i v e r , o r d i n a n c e m u s e u m c u r a t o r , e t c . ) . < / P > < P > I n t h e s e c o n d c o l u m n w r i t e 2 0 v e r y s p e c i f i c h o b b i e s , q u i r k s o r c r i m e s ( l i k e . . . h a s a f f a i r w i t h a B r a z i l i a n s o c c e r s t a r , h a s t o g o t o t h e b a t h r o o m e v e r y 1 0 m i n u t e s , s p e a k s 1 7 l a n g u a g e s f l u e n t l y , e t c . ) < / P > < P > T h e n d r a w l i n e s b e t w e e n t h e i t e m s i n t h e f i r s t c o l u m n a n d t h o s e i n t h e s e c o n d a n d s e e w h a t k i n d o f c r e a t i v e s p a r k s s t a r t t o f l y . Y o u m i g h t b e m o s t p l e a s a n t l y s u r p r i s e d . < / P > < P > Y o u r c h a r a c t e r s w i l l b e a s f r e s h a s y o u c a n b e d a r i n g i n y o u r w r i t i n g . < / P > < P > S o d o n ' t p u l l a n y p u n c h e s w h e n y o u a r e c r e a t i n g y o u r h e r o e s a n d v i l l a i n s . O r y o u r f i l m w i l l s u f f e r a q u i c k a n d q u i e t d i s a p p e a r i n g a c t a t t h e b o x o f f i c e . < / P >
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