Telling Stories
The greatest criticism you can say about a story is that it’s boring. But have you ever wondering why that’s such a criticism? Why is it that...
Since actual Japanese sources on writing light novels aren’t easy to find in English, I am sharing translations of some of the more interesting articles I have...
Since actual Japanese sources on writing light novels aren’t easy to find in English, I am sharing translations of some of the more interesting articles I have...
While there are an infinite number of possible stories, the vast majority of them fall into one of four categories. These four “essential” stories are the most...
There are a few less common manga genres that probably deserve more attention than they get, and one of these is the Exploratory Manga. Now, when I...
Reimena Yee’s Onion Method For Outlining Graphic Novels is one of the more interesting approaches I’ve seen to planning a story in a while. At first I...
A while ago on the Writing Excuses podcast I heard science fiction author Mary Robinette-Kowal discuss one of her personal favorite ways to structure stories, which is...
So, as I’ve mentioned before, I’m currently working my way through the Masterclass courses on writing. I’ve gone through most of the writers of both books and...
Today, I was going through David Mamet’s Masterclass, and he came to a part I found fascinating during his discussion of his play American Buffalo. He talked...
‘Is there any point to which you would wish to draw my attention?’ ‘To the curious incident of the dog in the night-time.’ ‘The dog did nothing...