Raise your hand if you’ve seen 27 Dresses. Such a cute movie (and in this one we DO fall in love with James Marsden!). Love the premise, and there is so much inner conflict potential! But what does that have to do with flaws? You’ll have to see it to understand, but there is a BINGO moment, where the heroine nails the hero’s backstory, and reveals the why of his flaw, which is cynicism. I’m not going to wreck it for you all, but the thing is, when a woman does that in your story, everything changes for the hero. Suddenly he’s found a woman who can understand him. And that makes all the difference. So, let’s take a look at some of the excellent examples sent in: (As a […]
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House Calls: Premise
Let’s get dirty… I have three brave souls willing to go under the Doc’s knife today to benefit us all – I feel like we’re on Greys, sitting in the observation gallery as McDreamy carves into a brain… Except, well, I’m not McDreamy. I’m more of the new woman Cardiothroasic surgeon…except everyone hates her, and I really don’t want to be hated…. So, bad example. Let’s just look at the premises… Premise 1: It’s the roaring twenties and Evie Kimball bucks a life of wealth and privilege for big dreams and true love. Naively believing she can have it all, Evie leaves her true love waiting in the wings and sets off for the bright lights of Broadway. As the Great Depression envelopes New York, Evie returns home ready to […]
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