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
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
How to Make Your Character Novel Novelty isn't easy, but it's the quickest way to make an impression. June 24, 2022February 5, 2023 by Chris Winkle in Storytelling
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
Originality Is Dead. Long Live Novelty! Writing is hard enough without asking people to meet outdated standards. April 2, 2022June 20, 2022 by Chris Winkle in Commentary
How to Write Jokes The secret to humor is surprisingly simple. February 18, 2022June 20, 2022 by Chris Winkle in Storytelling
Episode 356: ANTS! Is it a framework or is it a conceptual model or is it a theoretical model? December 5, 2021June 20, 2022 by Oren Ashkenazi, Chris Winkle, and Wes Matlock
Episode 332: Unusual Settings Castles, spaceships, and high tech cities are all great, but they can get a bit repetitive. June 20, 2021June 20, 2022 by Oren Ashkenazi, Chris Winkle, and Wes Matlock
Five Fascinating Monsters From Speculative Fiction The best monsters have novelty: something fresh and interesting to offer. May 15, 2021June 20, 2022 by Oren Ashkenazi in Analysis
Five More Underused Settings in Spec Fic October 12, 2019June 20, 2022 by Oren Ashkenazi in Inspiration, Worldbuilding
Six Ways to Add Novelty to Your Story Mythcreants dwells a lot on ANTS, the four effects that make stories engaging. September 6, 2019June 20, 2022 by Chris Winkle in Storytelling
Optimizing Your Story Ideas for Stronger Engagement When we start creating stories from concepts, it’s usually best to work on whatever grabs us. February 15, 2019June 20, 2022 by Chris Winkle in Storytelling
What Makes Stories Go Viral Not everything that goes viral is a picture with a funny caption. June 29, 2018June 20, 2022 by Chris Winkle in Storytelling
Episode 168: The Importance of Novelty Novelty is many things. April 29, 2018June 20, 2022 by Oren Ashkenazi, Chris Winkle, and SG Gould
ANTS: The Critical Elements That Make Stories Popular If it's ever bugged you why some stories get all the buzz, here's some ant-swers. June 9, 2017June 20, 2022 by Chris Winkle in Storytelling
Five Underused Settings in Spec Fic Five places for your story to boldly go that few have gone to before. February 25, 2017June 20, 2022 by Oren Ashkenazi in Inspiration
Six Subversive Heroes for Stand Out Stories Six characters who haven't gotten their time in the spotlight—and whom you could give it to. December 2, 2016July 2, 2022 by Chris Winkle in Inspiration, Social Justice
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