Q&A: How Do I Keep Clever Quips From Hurting the Story? Submitted by Nobody, answered by Chris Winkle May 2, 2022May 2, 2022 in Storytelling
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
Episode 376: Character Strengths What if a character was just nice and dependable? April 24, 2022April 25, 2022 by Oren Ashkenazi, Chris Winkle, Wes Matlock, and Emma Riley
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
Q&A: Does My Protagonist Have to Solve the Problem? Submitted by Evan, answered by Oren Ashkenazi April 11, 2022April 7, 2022 in Storytelling
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
Episode 371: Character Arcs Have you heard the Klingon proverb that revenge is a dish best served cold? March 20, 2022March 17, 2022 by Oren Ashkenazi, Chris Winkle, and Emma Riley
Six Types of Downward Turning Points Downward turning points make failure feel satisfying. March 18, 2022March 17, 2022 by Chris Winkle in Storytelling
Q&A: How Do I Write a Character That’s Smart but Lacks Common Sense? Submitted by Atlas, answered by Chris Winkle March 14, 2022March 10, 2022 in Storytelling
Q&A: How Can My Angry Character Be Likable? Submitted by Murphie, answered by Chris Winkle March 7, 2022March 7, 2022 in Storytelling
How to Write Three Types of Friendship Arcs A great friendship can add meaning and emotional depth to your story. February 25, 2022February 25, 2022 by Chris Winkle in Storytelling
Q&A: How Do I Craft Assistive Devices for a Blind Character? Submitted by Leota, answered by Fay Onyx February 21, 2022February 21, 2022 in Social Justice, Worldbuilding
Q&A: How Should My Hero Recruit a Crew? Submitted by Frank, answered by Oren Ashkenazi February 14, 2022February 10, 2022 in Storytelling
Episode 366: Large Casts How many is too many? February 13, 2022February 13, 2022 by Oren Ashkenazi, Chris Winkle, Wes Matlock, and Tank
Nine Personality Clashes for Character Conflicts How to put good people at odds without making them look mean or unreasonable. February 4, 2022June 27, 2022 by Chris Winkle in Inspiration
Episode 362: Meta Mysteries Our main advice on meta mysteries is: don’t. January 16, 2022January 26, 2022 by Oren Ashkenazi, Chris Winkle, Wes Matlock, and Jess Brownrigg
Five Ways Arcane Could Be Better Even a show that blows us out of the water has room to improve. January 15, 2022January 13, 2022 by Oren Ashkenazi in Analysis
How to Keep Your Favorite Character From Ruining Your Story The first step to fixing a candied character is recognizing them. January 14, 2022January 20, 2022 by Chris Winkle in Storytelling
Way of Kings Shows Us the Damage Meta Mysteries Can Do Don't make readers puzzle out what the protagonist already knows. January 8, 2022January 10, 2022 by Oren Ashkenazi in Analysis
Episode 360: Backstory How much backstory should your story have? January 2, 2022January 2, 2022 by Oren Ashkenazi, Chris Winkle, Wes Matlock, and R. Christian Haining
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