Thunder Road

Here are some pointers on things to avoid when writing.

Character development? Bah, humbug. Mr Bump learns nothing and laughs in the face of danger.

So there’s this character I’m working on, right? He’s a bit of a dreamer, a tad impatient and prone to rushing into stuff without thinking things through. As a result, he gets into strife occasionally. Even gets hurt. Here are some scenes from storyboarding his life:

I was an Avatar sceptic. I’d read the pre-publicity and seen the trailers. It wasn’t doing it for me. I’ve seen it twice now.