Who Wins: Severance, Andor, or Interview With the Vampire? It's time to get dark. Darker. Even darker than that. January 14, 2023January 12, 2023 by Oren Ashkenazi in Analysis
Q&A: What’s the Difference Between a Plot Twist and a Retcon? Submitted by Atlas, answered by Oren Ashkenazi January 9, 2023January 5, 2023 in Storytelling
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
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
Five Plot Questions for Revising Your Manuscript Let's look at some of the most common plot issues we find in editing. December 24, 2022December 22, 2022 by Oren Ashkenazi in Storytelling
Five Common Character-Arc Blunders Shaping amorphous emotions into a coherent arc can be tricky. December 9, 2022December 14, 2022 by Chris Winkle in Storytelling
Q&A: How Should I Structure My Series? Submitted by Adam, answered by Oren Ashkenazi December 5, 2022December 1, 2022 in Storytelling
Episode 408: High and Low Tension Arcs A little tension, as a treat. December 4, 2022December 1, 2022 by Oren Ashkenazi, Chris Winkle, and R. Christian Haining
Five Stories That Fail at Human Resources Someone remind these characters to ask for help! October 29, 2022October 29, 2022 by Oren Ashkenazi in Analysis
Movement: The Story Principle That’s 2,300 Years Old Tension isn't the only thing a plot needs. October 14, 2022December 19, 2022 by Chris Winkle in Storytelling
Who Wins: Three Parts Dead, House of Earth and Blood, or A Master of Djinn? Three urban fantasies with rich worlds enter the arena. October 8, 2022October 6, 2022 by Oren Ashkenazi in Analysis
Episode 399: Stranger Things 4 A criminal waste of Winona Ryder. October 2, 2022October 2, 2022 by Oren Ashkenazi, Chris Winkle, Wes Matlock, and Adam Wik
Six Stories With Cheap Cop-Outs What happens when we don't keep our promises. September 24, 2022September 22, 2022 by Oren Ashkenazi in Analysis
Episode 397: The Sandman For want of a raven, the dream was lost. September 18, 2022September 16, 2022 by Oren Ashkenazi, Chris Winkle, Wes Matlock, and Emma Riley
Who Has the ANTS: Hawkeye, Moon Knight, or Ms. Marvel? Arrows, moons, and marvels oh my! September 17, 2022September 27, 2022 by Oren Ashkenazi in Analysis
Q&A: How Should I Fill In Backstory? Submitted by Kai, answered by Chris Winkle September 12, 2022September 7, 2022 in Storytelling, Writing
Episode 396: Always Be Solving Problems If the hero isn't doing anything, the reader will be bored. September 11, 2022March 13, 2023 by Oren Ashkenazi, Chris Winkle, Wes Matlock, and Svend Phillips
Five Tropes That Sound Cool but Rarely Work Some techniques are tempting, but dangerous. September 10, 2022September 15, 2022 by Oren Ashkenazi in Storytelling
Can Framing Devices Be Better Than Terrible? Disconnected scenes are rarely worth keeping. September 2, 2022September 2, 2022 by Chris Winkle in Storytelling
Ten Reasons Characters Might Stop Communicating What to do when one conversation could ruin your plot. August 19, 2022August 18, 2022 by Chris Winkle in Inspiration
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