The Task Story – A “New” Genre that’s
One of the more fascinating things about the internet is its ability to highlight so many different facets of human nature. The internet has brought out the...
Telling Stories
One of the more fascinating things about the internet is its ability to highlight so many different facets of human nature. The internet has brought out the...
In this episode, Rob begins delving into the Spine of Action, and how understanding it can make your stories better.
In this episode, Rob discusses the importance of details in stories, what details writers need to include, and how many.
I’ve been wanting to do a few YouTube videos about storytelling for a while, and finally finished the first one. Let me know what you think! Rob
Summary: The Investigation Plot is a basically a typical detective/mystery procedural story but with a Japanese twist to heighten the drama. A standard of Japanese TV and...
Summary: The Duel Plot is one of the most common types of Battle Manga plots, as the majority of stories in a Battle Manga are based around...
Summary: The Righteous Avenger plot is an extremely common plot in manga and anime, and appears from time to time in Western media as well. In short-...
So, I was listening to the Wonder Woman episode of The Story Toolkit podcast, and I have to say it was a major eye opener. The episode...
A while back, I blogged about a Japanese story structure called Ki-Sho-Ten-Ketsu (Kee-Show-Ten-Ketsoo), which is normally presented as an alternative story structure which doesn’t revolve around conflict....
As a writer, writing teacher, and a lover of Japanese comics, I was excited when I stumbled upon Hirohiko Araki’s Manga in Theory and Practice: The Craft...