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2017

Storyteller’s Rulebook: Name as Few Characters as Possibleoriginal ↗
5 Mar 2017
Storyteller's Rulebook: Avoid "Character Scenes"original ↗
2 Mar 2017
What’s the Matter With Hollywood: Sociopathic Spec Syndromeoriginal ↗
28 Feb 2017
How to Plot a Mystery, Part 5: Figure Out What Went Wrongoriginal ↗
26 Feb 2017
How to Plot a Mystery, Part 4: Set Up the Hero Fake-Outoriginal ↗
23 Feb 2017
How to Plot a Mystery, Part 3: Quietly Give Your Heroes the Objects They Needoriginal ↗
22 Feb 2017
How to Plot a Mystery, Part 2: Set Up the Villain Fake-Outoriginal ↗
20 Feb 2017
How to Plot a Mystery, Part 1: Work Backwards from the Climaxoriginal ↗
19 Feb 2017
Best of 2016, #1: Zootopiaoriginal ↗
17 Feb 2017
Best of 2016, #2: 20th Century Womenoriginal ↗
15 Feb 2017
Best of 2016, #3: The Invitationoriginal ↗
14 Feb 2017
Best of 2016 #4: Manchester By the Seaoriginal ↗
13 Feb 2017
Best Movies of 2016, #5: Moonlightoriginal ↗
12 Feb 2017
Best Movies of 2016 #6: Birth of a Nationoriginal ↗
10 Feb 2017
Best of 2016, #7: La La Landoriginal ↗
8 Feb 2017
Best of 2016 #8: Hell or High Wateroriginal ↗
7 Feb 2017
Best of 2016, #9: Arrival (Tease Your Twist)original ↗
6 Feb 2017
Best of 2016, #10: Fencesoriginal ↗
5 Feb 2017
Check Out James's Fantastic Film Festivaloriginal ↗
1 Feb 2017
Podcast Episode 3: Laika Notes (the super-size episode)original ↗
13 Jan 2017
Last Change to Give Us Laika Notes!original ↗
2 Jan 2017

2016

My New Favorite Revieworiginal ↗
30 Dec 2016
The Kindle is Finally Here!original ↗
13 Dec 2016
Podcast Episode 2: The Easy Wayoriginal ↗
6 Dec 2016
New Video on Exposition!original ↗
19 Nov 2016
It's Starting to Seem More Normal Noworiginal ↗
16 Nov 2016
It All Seems Pointless Noworiginal ↗
10 Nov 2016
Rulebook Casefile: The Lack of a False “I Understand You” Moment in Star Trek Beyondoriginal ↗
9 Nov 2016
New Video: Moments of Humanityoriginal ↗
6 Nov 2016
Yay, the Podcast is Finally Up on iTunes!original ↗
5 Nov 2016
Straying from the Party Line: Moral Hypocrisy in Stranger Thingsoriginal ↗
3 Nov 2016
Rulebook Casefile: The 13 Member Ensemble in “Stranger Things”original ↗
2 Nov 2016
A Cover Gallery For the Official Release Day!original ↗
1 Nov 2016
Podcast Episode 1: Channeling Master Thespianoriginal ↗
30 Oct 2016
Rulebook Casefile: The Thematic Question of Stranger Thingsoriginal ↗
27 Oct 2016
Straying from the Party Line: The Dangling Dramatic Question in Stranger Thingsoriginal ↗
26 Oct 2016
The Ultimate Pilot Checklist: Stranger Thingsoriginal ↗
25 Oct 2016
New Book Video: Tricks and Trapsoriginal ↗
23 Oct 2016
Rulebook Casefile: Presuming the Premise vs. Accepting Genre Gimmesoriginal ↗
19 Oct 2016
Storyteller’s Rulebook: Villains Can Create Fake “I Understand You” Momentsoriginal ↗
18 Oct 2016
The Audiobook Has a Cover and Narratororiginal ↗
17 Oct 2016
Our First Video: Let Your Objects Do the Talkingoriginal ↗
16 Oct 2016
Rulebook Casefile: The Big Crash in Frozenoriginal ↗
14 Oct 2016
Straying from the Party Line: Anna’s Unusual Moments of Humanity in Frozenoriginal ↗
13 Oct 2016
Rulebook Casefile: Obstacle vs. Conflict in Frozenoriginal ↗
12 Oct 2016
Rulebook Casefile: Sacrificing Plot in Favor of Empathy and Motivation in Frozenoriginal ↗
11 Oct 2016
Storyteller’s Rulebook: Just Say “Because of Course It Does”original ↗
9 Oct 2016
Straying from the Party Line: Anna’s Two Longstanding Problems in Frozenoriginal ↗
7 Oct 2016
The Ultimate Story Checklist: Frozenoriginal ↗
5 Oct 2016
Storyteller’s Rulebook: Channel Master Thespianoriginal ↗
2 Oct 2016
Storyteller’s Rulebook: Talking To Kids As If They’re Adults Is Always Likableoriginal ↗
30 Sept 2016
Rulebook Casefile: Using Objects to Make the Theme Quieteroriginal ↗
28 Sept 2016
Storyteller’s Rulebook: Tone Deafness is Consistently Funnyoriginal ↗
25 Sept 2016
Straying from the Party Line: Making the Low-Concept Show Work (Eventually)original ↗
23 Sept 2016
The Ultimate Pilot Checklist: Master of Noneoriginal ↗
21 Sept 2016
Guest Post About Hero Identification on Blabbermouthoriginal ↗
19 Sept 2016
Pilot Checklist v4 is Up (And New Download Links!)original ↗
18 Sept 2016
Rulebook Casefile: Closing an Empathy Hole and Opening Up a Motivation Hole in Chinatownoriginal ↗
16 Sept 2016
Rulebook Casefile: Thematic Details Throughout “Chinatown”original ↗
15 Sept 2016
Rulebook Casefile: How Does Chinatown Get Away with 73 Loose Ends?original ↗
14 Sept 2016
Straying from the Party Line: Jake's Muddy Motivation in “Chinatown”original ↗
11 Sept 2016
Rulebook Casefile: Jake’s Extreme Resourcefulness in “Chinatown”original ↗
9 Sept 2016
The Ultimate Story Checklist: Chinatownoriginal ↗
7 Sept 2016
The Sixth and Final Checklist is Up!original ↗
6 Sept 2016
Happy Labor Day!original ↗
5 Sept 2016
New Podcast: Misunderstood Charactersoriginal ↗
20 Aug 2016
Requiem for Cockeyed Caravan!original ↗
9 Aug 2016
So Exhaustedoriginal ↗
5 May 2016
Book Examples Needed, Day 6: Moments of Humanityoriginal ↗
29 Apr 2016
Book Examples Needed, Day 5: Dialogueoriginal ↗
26 Apr 2016
Book Examples Needed, Part 4: "I Understand You" momentsoriginal ↗
24 Apr 2016
Book Examples Needed, Part 3: Small Thematic Detailsoriginal ↗
22 Apr 2016
Book Examples Needed, Day 2: False Goalsoriginal ↗
20 Apr 2016
Book Examples Needed, Part 1original ↗
17 Apr 2016
The Great Un-Purge, Day 3: Does the ending satisfy most of the expectations of the genre, and defy a few others?original ↗
14 Apr 2016
The Great Un-Purge, Day 2: Are there characters whose situations prefigure various fates that might await the hero?original ↗
13 Apr 2016
The Great Un-Purge, Day 1: Does the story satisfy the basic human urges that get people to buy and recommend this genre and sub-genre?original ↗
12 Apr 2016
The Great Purge, Day 7: The Entire Tone Section!original ↗
10 Apr 2016
The Great Purge, Day 6: If this is a big scene, is it broken down into a series of mini-goals?original ↗
8 Apr 2016
The Great Purge, Day 5: Do the characters listen poorly?original ↗
7 Apr 2016
The Great Purge, Day 4: Does the dialogue capture the tradecraft of the profession being portrayed?original ↗
6 Apr 2016
The Great Purge, Day 3: Does the hero (and/or villain) get to have a little fun at this point, in a way that exemplifies the appeal of the concept?original ↗
5 Apr 2016
Get My Book!original ↗
3 Apr 2016
The Great Purge, Day 2: Character decisions driving the plot, rather than plotoriginal ↗
31 Mar 2016
The Great Purge, Day 1: Is this a new twist on a classic type of story?original ↗
30 Mar 2016
It's All Built to This: The Massive Movie Checklist Spreadsheet (And Your Help Needed!)original ↗
27 Mar 2016
Am I Fair? Finale!original ↗
25 Mar 2016
Am I Fair? Day 2: The Mostly Lethal Weapon Editionoriginal ↗
24 Mar 2016
Am I Fair? Day 1original ↗
23 Mar 2016
Coming November 2016: The Secrets of Storyoriginal ↗
21 Mar 2016
Tomorroworiginal ↗
20 Mar 2016
Rulebook Casefile: Wes Anderson’s Unique Imagery and Moodoriginal ↗
18 Mar 2016
Rulebook Casefile: The Irresolvable Thematic Dilemma in Rushmoreoriginal ↗
16 Mar 2016
Rulebook Casefile: The “I Understand You” Moment in Rushmoreoriginal ↗
13 Mar 2016
Straying from the Party Line: Rushmore’s Offscreen Catharsisoriginal ↗
10 Mar 2016
The Ultimate Story Checklist: Rushmoreoriginal ↗
8 Mar 2016
What the Matter with Hollywood: America’s Vanishing National Resource: The DVD Commentaryoriginal ↗
7 Mar 2016
Humans of New York Week: Backtracking is Always Likableoriginal ↗
4 Mar 2016
Humans of New York Week: The Power of Specific Syntax (With Kids, For Example)original ↗
3 Mar 2016
Humans of New York Week: Nailing the Quick Backstoryoriginal ↗
1 Mar 2016
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