This week’s video cautions against having good characters turn bad just to provide an interesting plot twist.
The Biggest Problem With Trick Endings
This week’s video talks about the pitfalls of the always tempting twist endings.
Signs You’ve Chosen the Wrong Protagonist
This week’s video discusses the qualifications of a protagonist and what to do when minor characters try to take over.
The Most Annoying Type of Story Conflict
This week’s video talks about a type of conflict that works within the story, but which often causes more annoyance to readers than it’s worth.
Structuring Your Story’s Scenes, Pt. 4: Options for Conflict in a Scene
Conflict can come in a variety of flavors, but most can be sorted into five categories.
Use This Subplot to Bring Depth to Your Story
This week’s video suggests the value of an “emotional subplot” to bring instant depth to any character.
Structuring Your Story’s Scenes, Pt. 3: Options for Goals in a Scene
The possibilities for scene goals are endless – and very specific to your story.
Should You Slam Your Story’s Brakes?
This week’s video cautions against allowing your story’s “ticking clock” to speed things up too much.
Structuring Your Story’s Scenes, Pt. 2: The Three Building Blocks of the Scene
Like story itself, each Scene follows a specific structure.
Structuring Your Story’s Scenes, Pt. 1: Mastering the Two Different Types of Scene
The scene – that most integral, most obvious, most universal part of any story – is also the most overlooked and least understood when it comes to the craft of storytelling.