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41554 blogs · [ { "id": "01a0ca88-dc10-70de-b25e-8dc76531479c", "title": "The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Are there minimal commas in the dialogue?", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2023/08/the-expanded-ultimate-story-checklist_01372074978.html", "published_at": "2023-08-18T14:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca89-297a-7390-9808-611f8f852f12", "title": "The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Does the dialogue have more personality than real talk?", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2023/08/the-expanded-ultimate-story-checklist_0226398019.html", "published_at": "2023-08-17T14:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca89-297a-7390-9808-611f8fd48115", "title": "The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Is the dialogue more concise than real talk?", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2023/08/the-expanded-ultimate-story-checklist_0513547709.html", "published_at": "2023-08-16T14:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca89-297a-7390-9808-611f90562e5d", "title": "The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Are there additional characters with distinct metaphor families, default personality traits, and default argument strategies distinct from the hero’s?", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2023/08/the-expanded-ultimate-story-checklist_0616713715.html", "published_at": "2023-08-15T14:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca89-297a-7390-9808-611f9071a347", "title": "The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Does the dialogue capture the jargon and tradecraft of the profession and/or setting?", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2023/08/the-expanded-ultimate-story-checklist_0830516102.html", "published_at": "2023-08-14T14:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca89-297a-7390-9808-611f9149792e", "title": "The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Do the characters interrupt each other often?", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2023/08/the-expanded-ultimate-story-checklist_0767508179.html", "published_at": "2023-08-11T14:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca89-297a-7390-9808-611f91652591", "title": "The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Do the characters avoid saying things they wouldn’t say and doing things they wouldn’t do?", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2023/08/the-expanded-ultimate-story-checklist_10.html", "published_at": "2023-08-10T17:28:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca89-297a-7390-9808-611f91ba9ee4", "title": "The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Are the characters resistant to openly admitting their feelings to others and even themselves?", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2023/08/the-expanded-ultimate-story-checklist_02143389905.html", "published_at": "2023-08-09T14:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca89-297a-7390-9808-611f920de46e", "title": "The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Do the characters consciously and unconsciously prioritize their own wants rather than the wants of others?", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2023/08/the-expanded-ultimate-story-checklist_0726216276.html", "published_at": "2023-08-08T14:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca89-297a-7390-9808-611f924b2540", "title": "The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Does each character, including the hero, have a limited perspective?", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2023/08/the-expanded-ultimate-story-checklist_02100502544.html", "published_at": "2023-08-07T14:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca89-297a-7390-9808-611f929d0691", "title": "The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Does the writing demonstrate empathy for all of the characters?", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2023/08/the-expanded-ultimate-story-checklist.html", "published_at": "2023-08-04T20:49:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca89-297a-7390-9808-611f92d8ddd0", "title": "37 Days of Shakespeare, Day 12: Hamlet", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2023/07/37-days-of-shakespeare-day-12-hamlet.html", "published_at": "2023-07-27T18:59:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca89-297a-7390-9808-611f9335f730", "title": "37 Days of Shakespeare, Day 11: The Tempest", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2023/07/37-days-of-shakespeare-day-11-tempest.html", "published_at": "2023-07-25T14:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca89-297a-7390-9808-611f94021c63", "title": "37 Days of Shakespeare, Day 10: Twelfth Night", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2023/07/37-days-of-shakespeare-day-10-twelfth.html", "published_at": "2023-07-20T19:05:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca89-297a-7390-9808-611f94c30932", "title": "37 Days of Shakespeare, Day 9: Henry V", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2023/07/37-days-of-shakespeare-day-9-henry-v.html", "published_at": "2023-07-18T21:18:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca89-297a-7390-9808-611f959daa84", "title": "37 Days of Shakespeare, Day 8: Henry IV, Part 2", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2023/07/37-days-of-shakespeare-day-8-henry-iv.html", "published_at": "2023-07-14T21:28:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca89-297a-7390-9808-611f961c3d80", "title": "37 Days of Shakespeare, Day 7: King Henry IV, Part One", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2023/07/37-days-of-shakespeare-day-7-king-henry.html", "published_at": "2023-07-12T17:40:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca89-297a-7390-9808-611f966bce53", "title": "New Podcast Appearance: Suit Up! With Terrance Layhew", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2023/07/new-podcast-appearance-suit-up-with.html", "published_at": "2023-07-10T16:41:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca89-297a-7390-9808-611f96aa2c55", "title": "37 Days of Shakespeare, Day 6: Henry VIII", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2023/07/37-days-of-shakespeare-day-6-henry-viii.html", "published_at": "2023-07-07T16:11:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca89-297a-7390-9808-611f972178ea", "title": "37 Days of Shakespeare, Day 5: Measure for Measure", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2023/07/37-days-of-shakespeare-day-5-measure.html", "published_at": "2023-07-05T20:29:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca89-297a-7390-9808-611f981dc3d8", "title": "Sign up for my Webinar this Saturday! (or 30 days thereafter!)", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2023/07/sign-up-for-my-webinar-this-saturday-or.html", "published_at": "2023-07-03T16:48:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca89-297a-7390-9808-611f98aa8ab6", "title": "37 Days of Shakespeare, Day 4: Julius Caesar", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2023/06/37-days-of-shakespeare-day-4-julius.html", "published_at": "2023-06-30T16:43:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca89-297a-7390-9808-611f995da50d", "title": "37 Days of Shakespeare, Day 3: As You Like It", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2023/06/37-days-of-shakespeare-day-3-as-you.html", "published_at": "2023-06-28T16:30:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca89-297a-7390-9808-611f99ce79b0", "title": "Episode 43: Writing Every Day with Brock Swinson", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2023/06/episode-43-writing-every-day-with-brock.html", "published_at": "2023-06-26T19:37:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca89-297a-7390-9808-611f99d8f3b0", "title": "37 Days of Shakespeare, Day 2: Richard II", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2023/06/37-days-of-shakespeare-day-2-king.html", "published_at": "2023-06-23T14:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca89-297a-7390-9808-611f9ac7f22e", "title": "37 Days of Shakespeare: Introduction and Romeo and Juliet", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2023/06/37-days-of-shakespeare-introduction-and.html", "published_at": "2023-06-21T15:42:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca89-7cf8-70ef-bede-e45411131d51", "title": "Episode 42: Mackendrick's Rules, the Epic Conclusion", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2023/06/episode-42-mackendricks-rules-epic.html", "published_at": "2023-06-19T16:07:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca89-7cf8-70ef-bede-e45411d6662e", "title": "Episode 41: Mackendrick's Rules, Part 2", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2023/06/episode-41-mackendricks-rules-part-2.html", "published_at": "2023-06-12T16:29:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca89-7cf8-70ef-bede-e45412b17303", "title": "Episode 40: Mackendrick's Rules, Part 1", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2023/06/episode-40-mackendricks-rules-part-1.html", "published_at": "2023-06-06T04:10:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca89-7cf8-70ef-bede-e45413a34592", "title": "Talking Story with the SPA Girls!", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2023/05/talking-story-with-spa-girls.html", "published_at": "2023-05-21T03:05:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca89-7cf8-70ef-bede-e454144f73a0", "title": "The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Is the audience left with a growing hope and/or fear of what might happen next?", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2023/04/the-expanded-ultimate-story-checklist_01560285687.html", "published_at": "2023-04-07T14:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca89-7cf8-70ef-bede-e4541549bc6c", "title": "The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Does the scene cut out early on a question?", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2023/04/the-expanded-ultimate-story-checklist_02045559095.html", "published_at": "2023-04-06T14:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca89-7cf8-70ef-bede-e45415d36ca7", "title": "The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Are previously asked questions answered and new questions posed?", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2023/04/the-expanded-ultimate-story-checklist_5.html", "published_at": "2023-04-05T15:11:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca89-7cf8-70ef-bede-e45416acc2d8", "title": "The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Does the outcome of the scene ironically reverse and/or fulfill the original intention?", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2023/04/the-expanded-ultimate-story-checklist_01371475731.html", "published_at": "2023-04-04T14:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca89-7cf8-70ef-bede-e454178c8aef", "title": "The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: As a result of this scene, does at least one of the scene partners end up doing something she didn’t intend to do when the scene began?", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2023/04/the-expanded-ultimate-story-checklist.html", "published_at": "2023-04-03T14:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca89-7cf8-70ef-bede-e45417ef3408", "title": "The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Are objects given or taken, representing larger values?", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2023/03/the-expanded-ultimate-story-checklist_0858069315.html", "published_at": "2023-03-31T14:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca89-7cf8-70ef-bede-e45418179afe", "title": "The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Does the scene utilize “re-blocking”, including the literal push and pull between scene partners?", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2023/03/the-expanded-ultimate-story-checklist_01552695650.html", "published_at": "2023-03-30T14:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca89-7cf8-70ef-bede-e45418e8abed", "title": "The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Do characters use verbal tricks and traps to get what they want, not just direct confrontation?", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2023/03/the-expanded-ultimate-story-checklist_01849154439.html", "published_at": "2023-03-29T14:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca89-7cf8-70ef-bede-e45419b75555", "title": "The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Are the characters cagy or in denial about their own feelings?", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2023/03/the-expanded-ultimate-story-checklist_0500254888.html", "published_at": "2023-03-28T14:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca89-7cf8-70ef-bede-e4541a899245", "title": "The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Is the suppressed conflict (which may or may not come to the surface) implied through subtext (and/or called out by the other character)?", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2023/03/the-expanded-ultimate-story-checklist_0551107798.html", "published_at": "2023-03-27T14:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca89-7cf8-70ef-bede-e4541b207f9c", "title": "The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Does the scene have both a surface and a suppressed conflict?", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2023/03/the-expanded-ultimate-story-checklist_090639119.html", "published_at": "2023-03-24T14:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca89-7cf8-70ef-bede-e4541b4c5646", "title": "The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Are two agendas genuinely clashing (rather than merely two personalities)?", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2023/03/the-expanded-ultimate-story-checklist_01734529718.html", "published_at": "2023-03-23T14:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca89-7cf8-70ef-bede-e4541c0874f3", "title": "The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Does the audience have (or develop) a rooting interest in this scene (which may sometimes shift)?", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2023/03/the-expanded-ultimate-story-checklist_0872156115.html", "published_at": "2023-03-22T14:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca89-7cf8-70ef-bede-e4541cb99bad", "title": "The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Does each scene both advance the plot and reveal character through emotional reactions?", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2023/03/the-expanded-ultimate-story-checklist_0560754834.html", "published_at": "2023-03-21T14:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca89-7cf8-70ef-bede-e4541d580fc8", "title": "The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Does the scene establish its own mini-ticking clock (if only through subconscious anticipation)?", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2023/03/the-expanded-ultimate-story-checklist_01029291883.html", "published_at": "2023-03-20T14:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca89-7cf8-70ef-bede-e4541d8a309a", "title": "The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Is there at least one nonplot element complicating the scene?", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2023/03/the-expanded-ultimate-story-checklist_0302446839.html", "published_at": "2023-03-17T14:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca89-7cf8-70ef-bede-e4541dabc752", "title": "The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Is one of the scene partners not planning to have this conversation (and quite possibly have something better to do)?", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2023/03/the-expanded-ultimate-story-checklist_02047395159.html", "published_at": "2023-03-16T14:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca89-7cf8-70ef-bede-e4541dcde5c7", "title": "The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Is this an intimidating setting that keeps characters active?", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2023/03/the-expanded-ultimate-story-checklist_01227419667.html", "published_at": "2023-03-15T14:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca89-7cf8-70ef-bede-e4541ebe6d0f", "title": "The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Does the scene eliminate small talk and repeated beats by cutting out the beginning (or possibly even the middle)?", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2023/03/the-expanded-ultimate-story-checklist_01134612546.html", "published_at": "2023-03-14T14:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca89-7cf8-70ef-bede-e4541f301358", "title": "The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Were tense and/or hopeful (and usually false) expectations for this interaction established beforehand?", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2023/03/the-expanded-ultimate-story-checklist.html", "published_at": "2023-03-13T20:34:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca89-7cf8-70ef-bede-e454200e77f0", "title": "Best Movies of 2022, #1: RRR", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2023/03/best-movies-of-2022-1-rrr.html", "published_at": "2023-03-10T15:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca89-c32e-70e0-bb32-d8cc4d46f180", "title": "Best Movies of 2022, #2: The Menu", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2023/03/best-movies-of-2022-2-menu.html", "published_at": "2023-03-09T15:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca89-c32e-70e0-bb32-d8cc4e01aa88", "title": "Best Movies of 2022, #3: Glass Onion", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2023/03/best-movies-of-2022-3-glass-onion.html", "published_at": "2023-03-08T15:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca89-c32e-70e0-bb32-d8cc4e4394e7", "title": "Best Movies of 2022, #4: Triangle of Sadness", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2023/03/best-movies-of-2022-4-triangle-of.html", "published_at": "2023-03-07T15:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca89-c32e-70e0-bb32-d8cc4f1d6243", "title": "Best Movies of 2022, #5: Tar", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2023/03/best-movies-of-2022-5-tar.html", "published_at": "2023-03-06T15:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca89-c32e-70e0-bb32-d8cc4f3796d5", "title": "Best Movies of 2022, #6: The Fabelmans", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2023/03/best-movies-of-2022-6-fabelmans.html", "published_at": "2023-03-02T15:04:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca89-c32e-70e0-bb32-d8cc4f7b4a63", "title": "Best Movies of 2022, #9, #8 and #7", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2023/02/best-movies-of-2022-9-8-and-7.html", "published_at": "2023-02-28T18:08:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca89-c32e-70e0-bb32-d8cc5031b207", "title": "Best Movies of 2022, #10: She Said", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2023/02/best-movies-of-2022-10-she-said.html", "published_at": "2023-02-27T16:53:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca89-c32e-70e0-bb32-d8cc503ee2f3", "title": "Reluctantly Not on the 2022 List: Everything Everywhere All At Once", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2023/02/reluctantly-not-on-2022-list-everything.html", "published_at": "2023-02-24T15:45:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca89-c32e-70e0-bb32-d8cc505efa08", "title": "Not on the 2022 List: Dr. Strange 2 (and Thor 4 and Black Panther 2)", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2023/02/not-on-list-dr-strange-and-thor-and.html", "published_at": "2023-02-23T15:01:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca89-c32e-70e0-bb32-d8cc50a81c99", "title": "Not on the 2022 List: Top Gun: Maverick", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2023/02/not-on-2022-list-top-gun-maverick.html", "published_at": "2023-02-22T15:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca89-c32e-70e0-bb32-d8cc50fb8eca", "title": "Not on the 2022 list: Avatar: The Way of Water", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2023/02/not-on-2022-list-avatar-way-of-water.html", "published_at": "2023-02-21T16:49:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca89-c32e-70e0-bb32-d8cc518de28b", "title": "Best Movies of 2022, Introduction", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2023/02/best-movies-of-2022-introduction.html", "published_at": "2023-02-20T03:03:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca89-c32e-70e0-bb32-d8cc51a6a490", "title": "Episode 39: Agents", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2023/02/episode-39-agents.html", "published_at": "2023-02-02T22:53:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca89-c32e-70e0-bb32-d8cc524dc51c", "title": "Episode 38: AI", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2022/12/episode-38-ai.html", "published_at": "2022-12-24T22:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca89-c32e-70e0-bb32-d8cc52852145", "title": "New Book Video: The Secrets of Character: Invest", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2022/12/new-book-video-secrets-of-character_12.html", "published_at": "2022-12-13T01:30:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca89-c32e-70e0-bb32-d8cc5298c532", "title": "New Book Video: The Secrets of Character: Care", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2022/12/new-book-video-secrets-of-character-care.html", "published_at": "2022-12-10T04:23:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca89-c32e-70e0-bb32-d8cc531ff9d0", "title": "New Book Video! The Secrets of Character: Believe", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2022/12/new-book-video-secrets-of-character.html", "published_at": "2022-12-09T14:54:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca89-c32e-70e0-bb32-d8cc533bb968", "title": "Can a Computer Do My Job? Finale: Structure in the 4th Quarter and Conclusions", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2022/11/can-computer-do-my-job-finale-structure.html", "published_at": "2022-11-24T15:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca89-c32e-70e0-bb32-d8cc53c385a8", "title": "Can a Computer Do My Job? Day 9: Structure in the 3rd Quarter?", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2022/11/can-computer-do-my-job-day-9-structure.html", "published_at": "2022-11-23T15:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca89-c32e-70e0-bb32-d8cc54155a32", "title": "Can a Computer Do My Job? Day 8: Structure in the 2nd Quarter", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2022/11/can-computer-do-my-job-day-8-structure.html", "published_at": "2022-11-22T15:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca89-c32e-70e0-bb32-d8cc543d3b29", "title": "Can a Computer Do My Job? Day 7: Structure in the 1st Quarter", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2022/11/can-computer-do-my-job-day-7-structure.html", "published_at": "2022-11-21T15:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca89-c32e-70e0-bb32-d8cc5512bec5", "title": "Can a Computer Do My Job? Day 6: Character: Invest", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2022/11/can-computer-do-my-job-day-6-character.html", "published_at": "2022-11-18T15:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca89-c32e-70e0-bb32-d8cc5567c56a", "title": "Can a Computer Do My Job? Day 5: Character: Care", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2022/11/can-computer-do-my-job-day-5-character.html", "published_at": "2022-11-17T15:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca89-c32e-70e0-bb32-d8cc556e9bf6", "title": "Can a Computer Do My Job? Day 4: Character, Starting With Believe", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2022/11/can-computer-do-my-job-day-4-character.html", "published_at": "2022-11-16T14:50:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca89-c32e-70e0-bb32-d8cc55a2c416", "title": "Can a Computer Do My Job? Day 3: The Hook", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2022/11/can-computer-do-my-job-day-3-hook.html", "published_at": "2022-11-15T15:58:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca8a-153b-72d8-b1d2-88218764e6b6", "title": "Can a Computer Do My Job? Day 2: Story Fundamentals", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2022/11/can-computer-do-my-job-day-2-story.html", "published_at": "2022-11-14T15:36:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca8a-153b-72d8-b1d2-88218794f077", "title": "Can a Computer Do My Job? Day 1: Intro and Questions About the Pitch", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2022/11/can-computer-do-my-job-day-1-intro-and.html", "published_at": "2022-11-11T14:13:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca8a-153b-72d8-b1d2-88218799e2fa", "title": "The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist!", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2022/11/the-expanded-ultimate-story-checklist_10.html", "published_at": "2022-11-10T15:29:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca8a-153b-72d8-b1d2-882187f12f41", "title": "The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Is there an epilogue/aftermath/denouement in which the challenge is finally resolved (or succumbed to), and we see how much the hero has changed?", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2022/11/the-expanded-ultimate-story-checklist_9.html", "published_at": "2022-11-09T14:39:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca8a-153b-72d8-b1d2-8821886c6067", "title": "The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Does the hero’s inner struggle climax shortly after (or possibly at the same time as) her outer struggle?", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2022/11/the-expanded-ultimate-story-checklist_8.html", "published_at": "2022-11-08T19:24:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca8a-153b-72d8-b1d2-8821894e299c", "title": "The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Do all strands of the story and most of the characters come together for the climactic confrontation?", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2022/11/the-expanded-ultimate-story-checklist_7.html", "published_at": "2022-11-07T14:34:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca8a-153b-72d8-b1d2-882189abdcdb", "title": "The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Despite these proactive steps, is the time line unexpectedly moved up, forcing the hero to improvise for the finale?", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2022/11/the-expanded-ultimate-story-checklist.html", "published_at": "2022-11-04T14:01:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca8a-153b-72d8-b1d2-882189ac6991", "title": "Episode 37: Craft in the Real World", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2022/11/episode-37-craft-in-real-world.html", "published_at": "2022-11-02T13:31:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca8a-153b-72d8-b1d2-88218a96479c", "title": "Hey, Where’s Marvel Reread Club?", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2022/11/hey-wheres-marvel-reread-club.html", "published_at": "2022-11-01T16:58:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca8a-153b-72d8-b1d2-88218b27db77", "title": "The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: By the time the final quarter of the story begins (if not long before), has your hero switched to being proactive instead of reactive?", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2022/06/the-expanded-ultimate-story-checklist_0639909086.html", "published_at": "2022-06-03T14:30:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca8a-153b-72d8-b1d2-88218bc3b03b", "title": "The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: After the crisis, does the hero finally commit to pursuing a corrected goal, which still seems far away?", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2022/06/the-expanded-ultimate-story-checklist_01033377150.html", "published_at": "2022-06-02T14:30:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca8a-153b-72d8-b1d2-88218c488f9e", "title": "The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Does the hero adopt a corrected philosophy at this point?", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2022/06/the-expanded-ultimate-story-checklist.html", "published_at": "2022-06-01T14:30:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca8a-153b-72d8-b1d2-88218c681b17", "title": "The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Does a further setback lead to a spiritual crisis?", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2022/05/the-expanded-ultimate-story-checklist_016604694.html", "published_at": "2022-05-31T14:30:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca8a-153b-72d8-b1d2-88218d47adbe", "title": "Marvel Reread Club Episode 31: March, 1964, Part 1", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2022/05/marvel-reread-club-episode-31-march.html", "published_at": "2022-05-30T15:49:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca8a-153b-72d8-b1d2-88218d8c4e42", "title": "The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Does the hero learn from mistakes in a painful way?", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2022/05/the-expanded-ultimate-story-checklist_01030358781.html", "published_at": "2022-05-27T14:30:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca8a-153b-72d8-b1d2-88218e1c3503", "title": "The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Do the stakes pace and motivation all escalate at this point?", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2022/05/the-expanded-ultimate-story-checklist_0323247849.html", "published_at": "2022-05-26T14:30:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca8a-153b-72d8-b1d2-88218e3a84e5", "title": "The Ultimate Story Checklist: Does the hero find out who his real friends and enemies are?", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2022/05/the-ultimate-story-checklist-does-hero.html", "published_at": "2022-05-25T14:30:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca8a-153b-72d8-b1d2-88218edc2408", "title": "The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Does the hero try the hard way from this point on?", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2022/05/the-expanded-ultimate-story-checklist_079383025.html", "published_at": "2022-05-24T14:30:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca8a-153b-72d8-b1d2-88218fb4e473", "title": "Check out my appearance on the Creative Penn podcast!", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2022/05/check-out-my-appearance-on-creative.html", "published_at": "2022-05-23T19:56:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca8a-153b-72d8-b1d2-88218fe1e951", "title": "The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Does the easy way lead to a big crash around the midpoint, resulting in the loss of a safe space and/or sheltering relationship?", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2022/05/the-expanded-ultimate-story-checklist_01384179968.html", "published_at": "2022-05-23T14:30:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca8a-153b-72d8-b1d2-882190818b45", "title": "The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Does the hero have some fun and get excited about the possibility of success?", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2022/05/the-expanded-ultimate-story-checklist_02059334171.html", "published_at": "2022-05-20T14:30:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca8a-153b-72d8-b1d2-8821911a203b", "title": "The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Does the hero try the easy way throughout the second quarter?", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2022/05/the-expanded-ultimate-story-checklist_01650067994.html", "published_at": "2022-05-19T14:30:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca8a-153b-72d8-b1d2-882192106c0b", "title": "The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Does the hero’s pursuit of the opportunity quickly lead to an unforeseen conflict with another person?", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2022/05/the-expanded-ultimate-story-checklist_01187520695.html", "published_at": "2022-05-18T14:30:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca8a-153b-72d8-b1d2-882192fb8f71", "title": "The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Does the hero commit to pursuing the opportunity by the end of the first quarter?", "url": 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The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Are there minimal commas in the dialogue?original ↗
18 Aug 2023
The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Does the dialogue have more personality than real talk?original ↗
17 Aug 2023
The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Is the dialogue more concise than real talk?original ↗
16 Aug 2023
The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Are there additional characters with distinct metaphor families, default personality traits, and default argument strategies distinct from the hero’s?original ↗
15 Aug 2023
The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Does the dialogue capture the jargon and tradecraft of the profession and/or setting?original ↗
14 Aug 2023
The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Do the characters interrupt each other often?original ↗
11 Aug 2023
The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Do the characters avoid saying things they wouldn’t say and doing things they wouldn’t do?original ↗
10 Aug 2023
The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Are the characters resistant to openly admitting their feelings to others and even themselves?original ↗
9 Aug 2023
The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Do the characters consciously and unconsciously prioritize their own wants rather than the wants of others?original ↗
8 Aug 2023
The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Does each character, including the hero, have a limited perspective?original ↗
7 Aug 2023
The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Does the writing demonstrate empathy for all of the characters?original ↗
4 Aug 2023
37 Days of Shakespeare, Day 12: Hamletoriginal ↗
27 Jul 2023
37 Days of Shakespeare, Day 11: The Tempestoriginal ↗
25 Jul 2023
37 Days of Shakespeare, Day 10: Twelfth Nightoriginal ↗
20 Jul 2023
37 Days of Shakespeare, Day 9: Henry Voriginal ↗
18 Jul 2023
37 Days of Shakespeare, Day 8: Henry IV, Part 2original ↗
14 Jul 2023
37 Days of Shakespeare, Day 7: King Henry IV, Part Oneoriginal ↗
12 Jul 2023
New Podcast Appearance: Suit Up! With Terrance Layheworiginal ↗
10 Jul 2023
37 Days of Shakespeare, Day 6: Henry VIIIoriginal ↗
7 Jul 2023
37 Days of Shakespeare, Day 5: Measure for Measureoriginal ↗
5 Jul 2023
Sign up for my Webinar this Saturday! (or 30 days thereafter!)original ↗
3 Jul 2023
37 Days of Shakespeare, Day 4: Julius Caesaroriginal ↗
30 Jun 2023
37 Days of Shakespeare, Day 3: As You Like Itoriginal ↗
28 Jun 2023
Episode 43: Writing Every Day with Brock Swinsonoriginal ↗
26 Jun 2023
37 Days of Shakespeare, Day 2: Richard IIoriginal ↗
23 Jun 2023
37 Days of Shakespeare: Introduction and Romeo and Julietoriginal ↗
21 Jun 2023
Episode 42: Mackendrick's Rules, the Epic Conclusionoriginal ↗
19 Jun 2023
Episode 41: Mackendrick's Rules, Part 2original ↗
12 Jun 2023
Episode 40: Mackendrick's Rules, Part 1original ↗
6 Jun 2023
Talking Story with the SPA Girls!original ↗
21 May 2023
The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Is the audience left with a growing hope and/or fear of what might happen next?original ↗
7 Apr 2023
The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Does the scene cut out early on a question?original ↗
6 Apr 2023
The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Are previously asked questions answered and new questions posed?original ↗
5 Apr 2023
The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Does the outcome of the scene ironically reverse and/or fulfill the original intention?original ↗
4 Apr 2023
The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: As a result of this scene, does at least one of the scene partners end up doing something she didn’t intend to do when the scene began?original ↗
3 Apr 2023
The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Are objects given or taken, representing larger values?original ↗
31 Mar 2023
The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Does the scene utilize “re-blocking”, including the literal push and pull between scene partners?original ↗
30 Mar 2023
The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Do characters use verbal tricks and traps to get what they want, not just direct confrontation?original ↗
29 Mar 2023
The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Are the characters cagy or in denial about their own feelings?original ↗
28 Mar 2023
The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Is the suppressed conflict (which may or may not come to the surface) implied through subtext (and/or called out by the other character)?original ↗
27 Mar 2023
The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Does the scene have both a surface and a suppressed conflict?original ↗
24 Mar 2023
The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Are two agendas genuinely clashing (rather than merely two personalities)?original ↗
23 Mar 2023
The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Does the audience have (or develop) a rooting interest in this scene (which may sometimes shift)?original ↗
22 Mar 2023
The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Does each scene both advance the plot and reveal character through emotional reactions?original ↗
21 Mar 2023
The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Does the scene establish its own mini-ticking clock (if only through subconscious anticipation)?original ↗
20 Mar 2023
The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Is there at least one nonplot element complicating the scene?original ↗
17 Mar 2023
The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Is one of the scene partners not planning to have this conversation (and quite possibly have something better to do)?original ↗
16 Mar 2023
The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Is this an intimidating setting that keeps characters active?original ↗
15 Mar 2023
The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Does the scene eliminate small talk and repeated beats by cutting out the beginning (or possibly even the middle)?original ↗
14 Mar 2023
The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Were tense and/or hopeful (and usually false) expectations for this interaction established beforehand?original ↗
13 Mar 2023
Best Movies of 2022, #1: RRRoriginal ↗
10 Mar 2023
Best Movies of 2022, #2: The Menuoriginal ↗
9 Mar 2023
Best Movies of 2022, #3: Glass Onionoriginal ↗
8 Mar 2023
Best Movies of 2022, #4: Triangle of Sadnessoriginal ↗
7 Mar 2023
Best Movies of 2022, #5: Taroriginal ↗
6 Mar 2023
Best Movies of 2022, #6: The Fabelmansoriginal ↗
2 Mar 2023
Best Movies of 2022, #9, #8 and #7original ↗
28 Feb 2023
Best Movies of 2022, #10: She Saidoriginal ↗
27 Feb 2023
Reluctantly Not on the 2022 List: Everything Everywhere All At Onceoriginal ↗
24 Feb 2023
Not on the 2022 List: Dr. Strange 2 (and Thor 4 and Black Panther 2)original ↗
23 Feb 2023
Not on the 2022 List: Top Gun: Maverickoriginal ↗
22 Feb 2023
Not on the 2022 list: Avatar: The Way of Wateroriginal ↗
21 Feb 2023
Best Movies of 2022, Introductionoriginal ↗
20 Feb 2023
Episode 39: Agentsoriginal ↗
2 Feb 2023

2022

Episode 38: AIoriginal ↗
24 Dec 2022
New Book Video: The Secrets of Character: Investoriginal ↗
13 Dec 2022
New Book Video: The Secrets of Character: Careoriginal ↗
10 Dec 2022
New Book Video! The Secrets of Character: Believeoriginal ↗
9 Dec 2022
Can a Computer Do My Job? Finale: Structure in the 4th Quarter and Conclusionsoriginal ↗
24 Nov 2022
Can a Computer Do My Job? Day 9: Structure in the 3rd Quarter?original ↗
23 Nov 2022
Can a Computer Do My Job? Day 8: Structure in the 2nd Quarteroriginal ↗
22 Nov 2022
Can a Computer Do My Job? Day 7: Structure in the 1st Quarteroriginal ↗
21 Nov 2022
Can a Computer Do My Job? Day 6: Character: Investoriginal ↗
18 Nov 2022
Can a Computer Do My Job? Day 5: Character: Careoriginal ↗
17 Nov 2022
Can a Computer Do My Job? Day 4: Character, Starting With Believeoriginal ↗
16 Nov 2022
Can a Computer Do My Job? Day 3: The Hookoriginal ↗
15 Nov 2022
Can a Computer Do My Job? Day 2: Story Fundamentalsoriginal ↗
14 Nov 2022
Can a Computer Do My Job? Day 1: Intro and Questions About the Pitchoriginal ↗
11 Nov 2022
The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist!original ↗
10 Nov 2022
The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Is there an epilogue/aftermath/denouement in which the challenge is finally resolved (or succumbed to), and we see how much the hero has changed?original ↗
9 Nov 2022
The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Does the hero’s inner struggle climax shortly after (or possibly at the same time as) her outer struggle?original ↗
8 Nov 2022
The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Do all strands of the story and most of the characters come together for the climactic confrontation?original ↗
7 Nov 2022
The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Despite these proactive steps, is the time line unexpectedly moved up, forcing the hero to improvise for the finale?original ↗
4 Nov 2022
Episode 37: Craft in the Real Worldoriginal ↗
2 Nov 2022
Hey, Where’s Marvel Reread Club?original ↗
1 Nov 2022
The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: By the time the final quarter of the story begins (if not long before), has your hero switched to being proactive instead of reactive?original ↗
3 Jun 2022
The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: After the crisis, does the hero finally commit to pursuing a corrected goal, which still seems far away?original ↗
2 Jun 2022
The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Does the hero adopt a corrected philosophy at this point?original ↗
1 Jun 2022
The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Does a further setback lead to a spiritual crisis?original ↗
31 May 2022
Marvel Reread Club Episode 31: March, 1964, Part 1original ↗
30 May 2022
The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Does the hero learn from mistakes in a painful way?original ↗
27 May 2022
The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Do the stakes pace and motivation all escalate at this point?original ↗
26 May 2022
The Ultimate Story Checklist: Does the hero find out who his real friends and enemies are?original ↗
25 May 2022
The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Does the hero try the hard way from this point on?original ↗
24 May 2022
Check out my appearance on the Creative Penn podcast!original ↗
23 May 2022
The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Does the easy way lead to a big crash around the midpoint, resulting in the loss of a safe space and/or sheltering relationship?original ↗
23 May 2022
The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Does the hero have some fun and get excited about the possibility of success?original ↗
20 May 2022
The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Does the hero try the easy way throughout the second quarter?original ↗
19 May 2022
The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Does the hero’s pursuit of the opportunity quickly lead to an unforeseen conflict with another person?original ↗
18 May 2022
The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Does the hero commit to pursuing the opportunity by the end of the first quarter?original ↗
17 May 2022
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