Four Supporting Characters Your Hero Can Learn From They teach a lesson your hero won't soon forget. May 28, 2022May 26, 2022 by Lewis Jorstad in Storytelling
The Four Ways to Create a Bittersweet Ending Character karma doesn't stop us from creating complex and nuanced stories. May 27, 2022June 2, 2022 by Chris Winkle in Storytelling
How Useful Are Pixar’s Rules of Storytelling? Part 2 Emma Coats strikes again! May 21, 2022May 19, 2022 by Oren Ashkenazi in Commentary
Lessons From the Summary Writing of Illuminae Does this novel redefine the form, or does it have bad form? May 20, 2022May 27, 2022 by Chris Winkle in Analysis, Writing
How Useful Are Pixar’s Rules of Storytelling? Part 1 Pixar's rules for writing a story... sort of. May 14, 2022May 12, 2022 by Oren Ashkenazi in Commentary
Using Your Story’s Premise to Create Novelty A big-picture strategy for setting your story apart. May 13, 2022May 12, 2022 by Chris Winkle in Storytelling
No, SJWs Are Not Reducing Diversity in Fiction The so-called Galbrush Paradox is just an excuse to exclude marginalized characters. May 7, 2022May 13, 2022 by Oren Ashkenazi in Commentary, Social Justice
How to Make Your Craft More Pretentious Why put up with snobs when you can be one instead? May 6, 2022May 11, 2022 by Chris Winkle in Commentary
The Five Best 4th-Level Spells of D&D 5E At last, turn your friends into something useful! May 5, 2022May 4, 2022 by Ari Ashkenazi in Roleplaying
Who Wins: Antz, A Bug’s Life, or Ant-Man? Uh-oh, there are ants all over this post. April 30, 2022April 30, 2022 by Oren Ashkenazi in Analysis
Five Tips for Avoiding Disorientation in Your Opening Hook While readers are sorting out what you're saying, they can't appreciate your story. April 29, 2022May 24, 2022 by Chris Winkle in Writing
The Five Best 3rd-Level Spells of D&D 5E D&D's most iconic spell level. April 28, 2022April 27, 2022 by Ari Ashkenazi in Roleplaying
How Useful Are Michael Moorcock’s Ten Rules of Writing? An author who isn't afraid to share his opinions. April 23, 2022April 21, 2022 by Oren Ashkenazi in Commentary
Seven External Plots for Relationship-Centered Stories Add excitement without sacrificing what's important. April 22, 2022April 21, 2022 by Chris Winkle in Inspiration, Storytelling
The Five Best 2nd-Level Spells of D&D 5E The support spells have a field day. April 21, 2022April 20, 2022 by Ari Ashkenazi in Roleplaying
Five Inexplicable Planets in Star Trek They’re super weird with no explanation at all. April 16, 2022April 14, 2022 by Oren Ashkenazi in Analysis
The Best Characters Eat Their Spinach — and Their Candy This silly-sounding spectrum has a huge impact on how we respond to characters. April 15, 2022May 12, 2022 by Chris Winkle and Bunny in Social Justice, Storytelling
Unearthed Arcana: Heroes of Krynn, Part 2 Feat trees, in MY 5th Edition? It's more likely than you think! April 14, 2022April 13, 2022 by Ari Ashkenazi in Roleplaying
Five Underwhelming Reveals in Speculative Fiction What happens when storytellers make mountains out of molehills. April 9, 2022April 7, 2022 by Oren Ashkenazi in Analysis
Five Mediocre White Men From Big-Budget Stories Why root for a heroic protagonist when you can root for a mediocre white dude instead? April 8, 2022April 7, 2022 by Chris Winkle in Analysis, Social Justice
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