FREE WEBINAR

Character Driven Narratives: Creating Compelling Protagonists for 2025 Audiences

w/ Pro Screenwriter CODY SMART
Saturday, May 24 @10am PST

In Today's Market, Buyers are Looking for CHARACTERS WITH UNIQUE VOICES That Feel Fresh and Real...

In order to sell a script in 2025, it's an absolute MUST that your protagonist:

✅ Leads the action and isn't a passive agent of their own journey.

✅ Has a strong core wound that they overcome during the story.

✅ Has an emotional journey that aligns with the story's plot points.

And that’s exactly what you'll learn how to do in this webinar. (And more!)

PASSIVE/UNINTERESTING PROTAGONIST
= PASSIVE/UNINTERESTING STORY

= NO SALE

This free webinar will show you how to write active, original protagonists that drive the story and increase your

chances of making a sale.

THE 3 BIGGEST TAKEAWAYS YOU'LL GET:

1. Active Protagonist

How to write character-driven stories with protagonists who are active agents of their own journeys

2. Emotional Journeys

How to connect your protagonist’s emotional journey, core wound evolution, and arc to the structural turning points of your story.

3. Memorable Introductions

How to best introduce your protagonist to create memorable introductions in action.

SCRIPT READER PRO'S industry EXPERTS

Meet Cody Smart: Your Mentor in Crafting Wonder

Learn the secrets on this FREE WEBINAR to creating compelling protagonists for 2025 audiences.

Saturday, May 24 @10am PST, with Cody Smart—pro screenwriter/SRP consultant and mentor.

CODY SMART

Pro experience: Cody Smart is a writer, script doctor, UCLA instructor, and development exec at Sony. She has sold several scripts, ghostwritten, and written multiple scripts for hire, including book-to-script adaptations.

Pro services: Script Coverage, Rewrites/Polishes, Mentorships

SCRIPT READER PRO'S industry-leading free webinars

Why This Free Screenwriting Webinar Matters

Hollywood readers, producers, and execs are bombarded with scripts daily. If your protagonist doesn’t immediately stand out, it’s unlikely to retain their interest. This webinar will teach you how to create compelling protagonists (and all characters!) by making them active drivers of their own story.

You won't want to miss this FREE career-changing opportunity! (Although, of course, a REPLAY will be available if you register to attend ;)

Who Should Attend?

Serious Screenwriters

Screenwriters who want to get serious about selling their script

New Writers

Writers struggling with feedback like, "The protagonist didn’t grab me."

Advanced Writers

Anyone looking to improve engagement with their story in general.

Filmmakers

Filmmakers wanting to write or edit their own script to make it as good as possible.

AND, of course, anyone else wanting to check out what we're all about here at Script Reader Pro :)

DATE: Sat, May 24, 2025
TIME: @10am PST
PLACE: Online, live

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