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252 | Creating a Complex Protagonist with a Simple Goal ft. Kim Rosenstock (Dying for Sex)

By The Screenwriting Life

10:24 AM EDT on June 12, 2025

JOIN TSL WORKSHOPS: https://tslworkshops.circle.soThis week, we’re joined by Kim Rosenstock (DYING FOR SEX) to explore how a complicated protagonist with a simple goal drives interesting, rich, and emotionally resonant storytelling.Through the lens of her deeply personal and genre-blending show, which she co-created with Liz Meriwether, Kim shares how clarity of objective gave DYING FOR SEX its emotional depth, tonal range, and narrative momentum — and why writers shouldn’t be afraid to keep their characters’ goals simple, even when the journey is anything but.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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