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2013

Storyteller's Rulebook #197: Create a Backstory Gaporiginal ↗
15 Nov 2013
Straying From the Party Line: Right and Wrong in Sunset Boulevardoriginal ↗
14 Nov 2013
Rulebook Casefile: Parallel Characters in Sunset Boulevardoriginal ↗
13 Nov 2013
Straying From the Party Line # 12: Sunset Boulevardoriginal ↗
12 Nov 2013
The Ultimate Story Checklist: Sunset Boulevardoriginal ↗
10 Nov 2013
Books vs. Movies, Addendum: Sometimes Movies (Or, in This Case, TV) Can Go Places Books Can’toriginal ↗
8 Nov 2013
Rulebook Casefile: Psychological Arcs in Groundhog Dayoriginal ↗
7 Nov 2013
Rulebook Casefile: Asking the Right Dramatic Question in Groundhog Day (And Shutting Down the Wrong Questions)original ↗
6 Nov 2013
Straying from the Party Line: A Mood Disaster in Groundhog Dayoriginal ↗
5 Nov 2013
The Ultimate Story Checklist: Groundhog Dayoriginal ↗
3 Nov 2013
Storyteller’s Rulebook #196: Ban Parallel Constructionoriginal ↗
1 Nov 2013
Storyteller’s Rulebook #195: Avoid the Sorkin Stammeroriginal ↗
31 Oct 2013
Rulebook Casefile: Denying Synthesis in An Educationoriginal ↗
30 Oct 2013
Straying from the Party Line: Wonky Structure in An Educationoriginal ↗
29 Oct 2013
The Ultimate Story Checklist: An Educationoriginal ↗
27 Oct 2013
Rulebook Casefile: Exchange of a Symbolic Object in Iron Manoriginal ↗
25 Oct 2013
Straying From the Party Line: The Easy Second Quarter in Iron Manoriginal ↗
24 Oct 2013
The Ultimate Story Checklist: Iron Manoriginal ↗
22 Oct 2013
Storyteller's Rulebook #194: Take a Moment to Establish the Mood (And the Nature of the Jeopardy)original ↗
21 Oct 2013
Storyteller's Rulebook #193: Ignore the Dialect, Master the Syntaxoriginal ↗
17 Oct 2013
Storyteller's Rulebook #192: Tap Into Real Life National Painoriginal ↗
16 Oct 2013
The New Ultimate Story Checklist is Up!original ↗
15 Oct 2013
Narrative Breakdown Podcast on Character Flawsoriginal ↗
13 Oct 2013
Rulebook Casefile: The Demands of Genre on "Breaking Bad"original ↗
10 Oct 2013
Tired of Waiting?original ↗
10 Oct 2013
How to Create a TV Show, Addendum: Your Show Must Have Appealoriginal ↗
7 Oct 2013
How to Create a TV Show, Addendum: The Pilot Must Showcase the Appeal of the Showoriginal ↗
4 Oct 2013
Rulebook Casefile: Polarization Meets Reality in "Deliverance"original ↗
2 Oct 2013
Storyteller's Rulebook #191: Process Vs. Revelationoriginal ↗
1 Oct 2013
The Ultimate TV Pilot Checklist!original ↗
29 Sept 2013
How to Create a TV Show, Addendum: Give Your Main Hero a Flaw That Resonates With the Setting and Theme of the Showoriginal ↗
27 Sept 2013
What’s the Matter With Hollywood: Hair Editionoriginal ↗
25 Sept 2013
Storyteller's Rulebook #190: Limit Yourselforiginal ↗
24 Sept 2013
Storyteller's Rulebook #189: The Audience Will Vet Your Hero Thoroughly (And Most Heroes Fail the Test)original ↗
23 Sept 2013
Adding to Your Cosmosoriginal ↗
20 Sept 2013
How to Create a TV Show, Addendum: Build Up Potential Energyoriginal ↗
19 Sept 2013
How to Create a TV Show, Addendum: Create an Unsafe Spaceoriginal ↗
17 Sept 2013
Storyteller's Rulebook #188: Have Something Authentic to Say About Your Settingoriginal ↗
16 Sept 2013
Back in Action!original ↗
4 Sept 2013
Narrative Breakdown Podcast on Plotting Thrillersoriginal ↗
11 Aug 2013
Second Annual Summer Hiatusoriginal ↗
30 Jun 2013
I Can't Decide...original ↗
27 Jun 2013
Cover (and New Titles) Vote!original ↗
23 Jun 2013
How To Structure a Story Around a Large Problem, Step 14: Climax and Epilogueoriginal ↗
21 Jun 2013
How To Structure a Story Around a Large Problem, Step 13: The Timeline is Unexpectedly Moved Uporiginal ↗
20 Jun 2013
How To Structure a Story Around a Large Problem, Step 12: Proactive Pursuit of the True Goaloriginal ↗
19 Jun 2013
How To Structure a Story Around a Large Problem, Step 11: The Spiritual Crisisoriginal ↗
18 Jun 2013
How To Structure a Story Around a Large Problem, Step 10: The Hero Tries the Hard Wayoriginal ↗
17 Jun 2013
How To Structure a Story Around a Large Problem, Step 9: The Midpoint Disasteroriginal ↗
14 Jun 2013
How To Structure a Story Around a Large Problem, Step 8: The Promise of the Premise is Fulfilledoriginal ↗
13 Jun 2013
How To Structure a Story Around a Large Problem, Step 7: The Hero Tries to Solve the Problem the Easy Wayoriginal ↗
12 Jun 2013
How To Structure a Story Around a Large Problem, Step 6: Committing Creates Unexpected Conflictoriginal ↗
11 Jun 2013
How To Structure a Story Around a Large Problem, Step 5: The Hero Commitsoriginal ↗
10 Jun 2013
How To Structure a Story Around a Large Problem, Step 4: Hesitationoriginal ↗
9 Jun 2013
How To Structure a Story Around a Large Problem, Step 3: The Intimidating Opportunityoriginal ↗
7 Jun 2013
How To Structure a Story Around a Large Problem, Step 2: The Public Humiliationoriginal ↗
6 Jun 2013
How To Structure a Story Around a Large Problem, Step 1: The Longstanding Personal Problemoriginal ↗
5 Jun 2013
How To Structure a Story Around a Large Problem: 14 Steps x 56 Movies = 784 Examplesoriginal ↗
4 Jun 2013
How to Structure a Story Around a Large Problem: What's the Difference Between Problems, Flaws, and Goals?original ↗
3 Jun 2013
Well Said, Namor!original ↗
31 May 2013
Specific Structures: Individual Psychological Arcsoriginal ↗
28 May 2013
Happy 100% Heterosexual Memorial Day!original ↗
27 May 2013
Narrative Breakdown Podcast on Subtext!original ↗
26 May 2013
Specific Genre Structures, Part 4: Drama and Tragedyoriginal ↗
24 May 2013
Specific Genre Structures, Part 3: Horrororiginal ↗
23 May 2013
Specific Genre Structure, Part 2: Thriller, Conspiracy and Actionoriginal ↗
22 May 2013
Specific Genre Structures, Part 1: Comedyoriginal ↗
21 May 2013
How to Structure a Story Around a Big Problem, Introductionoriginal ↗
19 May 2013
What I Wish I'd Heard at Graduation, Addendum: Don't Blow Itoriginal ↗
17 May 2013
What I Wish I’d Heard at Graduation, Addendum: You Sometime Have to Work on Projects You Hate (And it Might Be “Your” Project)original ↗
16 May 2013
Storyteller's Rulebook #187: Own It (But Don’t Let It Own You)original ↗
15 May 2013
Storyteller’s Rulebook #186: It’s Your Job To Attract Great Talentoriginal ↗
14 May 2013
How to Build a Scene, Addendum: Do You Have a Surface Conflict and a Suppressed Conflict?original ↗
12 May 2013
Your Help Needed!original ↗
10 May 2013
Straying From the Party Line: Unclear Goals and Imagery in In a Lonely Placeoriginal ↗
9 May 2013
The Ultimate Story Checklist: In A Lonely Placeoriginal ↗
8 May 2013
Straying From the Party Line # 7: Goals and Structure in Casablancaoriginal ↗
7 May 2013
The Ultimate Story Checklist: Casablancaoriginal ↗
5 May 2013
Straying From the Party Line: The Multiple Heroes of The Shiningoriginal ↗
3 May 2013
The Ultimate Story Checklist: The Shiningoriginal ↗
2 May 2013
Narrative Breakdown Podcast on Ironyoriginal ↗
30 Apr 2013
Storyteller’s Rulebook #185: Heroes Should Ascend, Not Descendoriginal ↗
29 Apr 2013
How to Re-Write, Addendum: Motivation Too Weak? Don’t Multiply It—Simplify It!original ↗
28 Apr 2013
Storyteller’s Rulebook #184: Pair Your Flaws With Strengthsoriginal ↗
26 Apr 2013
Straying From the Party Line: The Muted Hero of Alienoriginal ↗
25 Apr 2013
The Ultimate Story Checklist: Alienoriginal ↗
24 Apr 2013
Storyteller’s Rulebook #183: Every Event Must Be A Character Eventoriginal ↗
23 Apr 2013
Storyteller's Rulebook #182: Cut the Dull Bits Out (And Keep the Personality In)original ↗
21 Apr 2013
Straying from the Party Line: Mixed-Up Crises in How to Train Your Dragonoriginal ↗
19 Apr 2013
The Ultimate Story Checklist: How To Train Your Dragonoriginal ↗
18 Apr 2013
Storytelling Rulebook #181: Know the Three Levels of Tradecraftoriginal ↗
17 Apr 2013
Straying From The Party Line #3: The Lack of Unique Imagery in Donnie Brascooriginal ↗
16 Apr 2013
The Ultimate Story Checklist: Donnie Brascooriginal ↗
14 Apr 2013
Rulebook Casefile: Conflict-Driven Exposition in Silence of the Lambsoriginal ↗
12 Apr 2013
Rulebook Casefile: Manipulating the Plot to Empower the Rookie in Silence of the Lambsoriginal ↗
11 Apr 2013
Storyteller's Rulebook #180: Don't Call Attention to Your Structureoriginal ↗
10 Apr 2013
Straying From the Party Line: The Lack of Closure in Silence of the Lambsoriginal ↗
9 Apr 2013
The Ultimate Story Checklist: Silence of the Lambsoriginal ↗
7 Apr 2013
Straying From the Party Line: Separate Subplots and Passive Protagonist in Bridesmaidsoriginal ↗
5 Apr 2013
The Ultimate Story Checklist: Bridesmaidsoriginal ↗
4 Apr 2013
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