Q&A: Can I Write a Good Villain Who Is Completely Awful? Submitted by Tom, answered by Chris Winkle February 6, 2023February 2, 2023 in Storytelling
Episode 417: Interview With The Vampire Show Romance, fangs, and blood. What more could you ask for? February 5, 2023February 11, 2023 by Oren Ashkenazi, Chris Winkle, and R. Christian Haining
Wednesday Failed the Addams Family, and It Didn’t Have To The Addamses were designed for comedy, but they can still be in a tense show. February 3, 2023February 2, 2023 by Chris Winkle in Analysis
Episode 416: Falling Action The encore of storytelling. January 29, 2023January 26, 2023 by Oren Ashkenazi, Chris Winkle, Wes Matlock, and Adam Wik
Why We Stigmatize Enjoyment It's hard to meet our goals when we won't admit what they are. January 27, 2023February 2, 2023 by Chris Winkle in Commentary
Once Upon a Trope Comic: Heroic VictoryThis is what a great turning point looks like. By Bunny and Chris Winkle
Episode 415: Ensemble Stories So many characters, so little time. January 22, 2023January 19, 2023 by Oren Ashkenazi, Chris Winkle, Wes Matlock, and Emma Riley
How to Describe Characters So readers are asking what your characters look like. Here's what to do. January 20, 2023February 5, 2023 by Chris Winkle in Writing
Episode 414: Movement Move along little little story! January 15, 2023January 18, 2023 by Oren Ashkenazi, Wes Matlock, Chris Winkle, and Svend Phillips
Twelve Sources of Wish Fulfillment for Your Story Even dark stories can add a little escapism. January 13, 2023January 13, 2023 by Chris Winkle in Inspiration
Once Upon a Trope Comic: Relationship Retcon Part 2You can't choose your family. Or can you? By Chris Winkle and Bunny
Episode 413: Conveying Time This is no time to argue about time! January 8, 2023January 5, 2023 by Oren Ashkenazi, Chris Winkle, Wes Matlock, and Diane Fisher
Five Stories That Crawl Along If a snail could move faster, it's time for an intervention. January 6, 2023January 5, 2023 by Chris Winkle in Analysis
Once Upon a Trope Comic: Relationship RetconWelcome to the expanded universe. By Bunny and Chris Winkle
Episode 412: Cosmic Horror Make sure your scary monsters are actually doing something scary! January 1, 2023December 30, 2022 by Oren Ashkenazi, Chris Winkle, Wes Matlock, and Adam Wik
What Is a Throughline in Writing? What it is, why it's important, and how to create one. December 30, 2022January 5, 2023 by Chris Winkle in Storytelling
Q&A: How Many POVs Should I Have in My Ensemble Story? Submitted by Camile, answered by Chris Winkle December 26, 2022December 22, 2022 in Storytelling, Writing
Episode 411: Futuristic Societies Just try not to make excuses for oil companies. December 25, 2022December 22, 2022 by Oren Ashkenazi, Chris Winkle, Wes Matlock, and Emma Riley
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