Hiding Out

I read this article in the New York Times today about animals blending in to their surroundings in order to survive.

As an exercise:

1) Take a moment to read the article.

2) Set a timer for 10 minutes and spend the time writing a brief monologue for your main character describing how they blend into their surroundings. Maybe they describe being a gay soldier in a Don\’t Ask Don\’t Tell military, or a British soldier posing as a Nazi soldier.

You probably won\’t ever use this monologue in your screenplay but I guarantee it will help you find layers to your story and your character you didn\’t know existed.