The Eight Character Archetypes of the Hero’s Journey The occupants of this mythic structure often fit one or more of these molds. February 7, 2014December 2, 2022 by Chris Winkle in Storytelling
Episode 14: Disney Princesses Now and Then Chris, Oren and Mike talk about the main Disney Princesses and how their stories have evolved over time. February 2, 2014August 26, 2021 by Chris Winkle
Three Experiments You Shouldn’t Try Very few have done them before—but that's because they won't work. January 31, 2014August 8, 2021 by Chris Winkle in Storytelling, Writing
Balancing Character Agency How your characters can drive the story even with their backs to the wall. January 24, 2014September 15, 2021 by Chris Winkle in Roleplaying, Storytelling
Episode 13: Existential Horror in Doctor Who Mike, Oren and Chris speak in depth about Dr. January 19, 2014August 26, 2021 by Mike Hernandez, Oren Ashkenazi, and Chris Winkle
Five Wish-Fulfillment Characters When art starts to get a little too close to life—or the life the artists wants to have. January 17, 2014August 9, 2021 by Chris Winkle in Analysis, Commentary, Social Justice
Tying Your Plot Together How to weave your story's strands together into a cohesive whole. January 10, 2014December 21, 2021 by Chris Winkle in Storytelling, Writing
Episode 12: Urban Fantasy Worlds January 5, 2014August 26, 2021 by Chris Winkle, Mike Hernandez, and Oren Ashkenazi
The Best Posts of 2013 A Mythcreants highlight reel to ring out the year. December 29, 2013August 9, 2021 by Chris Winkle in Meta
Repairing Unbelievable Story Elements How to prevent head-scratching events from tearing readers out of the story. December 27, 2013February 13, 2022 by Chris Winkle in Storytelling
Episode 11: Episodic, Overarching, and Anthology Stories Mike, Oren and Chris discuss the weaknesses and strengths that come with episodic, overarching, and anthology stories. December 22, 2013June 20, 2022 by Chris Winkle, Oren Ashkenazi, and Mike Hernandez
Maintaining Belief During Fantastical Stories How to manage your audience's expectations to keep your story immersive. December 20, 2013August 9, 2021 by Chris Winkle in Storytelling
Why Should Fiction Be Believable? Why your story needs consistent rules, even if they're different from reality's. December 13, 2013August 9, 2021 by Chris Winkle in Storytelling
Episode 10: Putting Twists on Classic Monsters With Mur Lafferty Mur Lafferty joins Oren, Mike, and Chris to talk about classic creatures. December 8, 2013August 26, 2021 by Oren Ashkenazi, Chris Winkle, and Mike Hernandez
How to Talk About Dark Stories Why this widespread story term isn't as catch-all as it looks. December 6, 2013August 9, 2021 by Chris Winkle in Storytelling
Life After NaNoWriMo What to do when you've cracked the 50,000-word threshold. November 29, 2013August 10, 2021 by Chris Winkle in Writing
Episode 9: Roleplaying Imitating Film Imitating Roleplaying November 24, 2013August 26, 2021 by Oren Ashkenazi, Mike Hernandez, and Chris Winkle
Five Unrealistic Character Traits These attributes will have readers raising their eyebrows. November 22, 2013August 11, 2021 by Chris Winkle in Storytelling
The Keys to a Great Opening Scene How your beginning can hook readers from the get-go. November 15, 2013August 11, 2021 by Chris Winkle in Storytelling, Writing
Episode 8: What’s in a Genre? November 10, 2013August 26, 2021 by Chris Winkle, Oren Ashkenazi, and Mike Hernandez
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