Why Herbert’s Dune Fails as a Subversion Frank Herbert is not a guy I would go to for political commentary. November 6, 2021November 6, 2021 by Oren Ashkenazi in Analysis, Social Justice
Five Stories That Suffer From Muddled Atmosphere Clashing themes and inconsistent tone can ruin a great story. May 29, 2021June 14, 2021 by Oren Ashkenazi in Analysis
Episode 301: Theming Your World… Again Water, earth, fire, Amelia Earhart. November 15, 2020August 26, 2021 by Oren Ashkenazi, Chris Winkle, and Wes Matlock
How to Tell a Story Within a Story How to use an inner story to make the story it rests within stronger. December 28, 2019July 11, 2021 by Oren Ashkenazi in Storytelling
Q&A: Is My Villain Who Feeds Off Negative Emotions Problematic? Answered by Chris Winkle November 4, 2019August 26, 2021 in Commentary
How to Use the Uncanny in Your Writing A hand with all of the fingers the same length. March 8, 2019March 7, 2019 by Bunny in Storytelling, Writing
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 30, 2021 by Chris Winkle in Storytelling
Why You Should Theme Your World How to organized your story's setting so that readers aren't raising eyebrows. April 3, 2016July 19, 2021 by Chris Winkle in Worldbuilding
Eight Compelling Themes for Dystopian Settings Pull on these themes to make your downer society stand out on the page. May 17, 2015July 31, 2021 by David Mesick in Storytelling, Worldbuilding
Episode 35: Theming Worlds Chris, Mike, and Oren discuss how themes are a common part of worldbuilding. November 23, 2014August 26, 2021 by Chris Winkle, Mike Hernandez, and Oren Ashkenazi
Four Sexist Themes From The Wheel of Time How this fantastical series perpetuated misogynistic beliefs. February 9, 2014August 8, 2021 by Oren Ashkenazi in Analysis, Social Justice
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