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2018

Rulebook Casefile: Fantasy is What It Feels Likeoriginal ↗
28 Sept 2018
Straying from the Party Line: The Pros and Cons of the Very High Conceptoriginal ↗
26 Sept 2018
The Ultimate Pilot Story Checklist: The Good Placeoriginal ↗
23 Sept 2018
Rulebook Casefile: Three Rules vs. False/Corrected Philosophy in 27 Moviesoriginal ↗
21 Sept 2018
Rulebook Casefile: Two Final Rules from Selmaoriginal ↗
19 Sept 2018
Rulebook Casefile: Choosing Between Goods is Always Strongeroriginal ↗
16 Sept 2018
Straying From the Party Line: Is King Humanized Enough in Selma?original ↗
14 Sept 2018
Rulebook Casefile: The Corrected Philosophy That May Not Be Correct in Selmaoriginal ↗
12 Sept 2018
Rulebook Casefile: Manufacturing a Bigger Midpoint Disaster in Selmaoriginal ↗
9 Sept 2018
Before We Begin, Part 2: Selma’s Historical Controversyoriginal ↗
7 Sept 2018
Before We Begin: The First Two Selma Controversiesoriginal ↗
6 Sept 2018
The Ultimate Story Checklist: Selmaoriginal ↗
4 Sept 2018
Happy Labor Day!original ↗
3 Sept 2018
Beloved: The Archive (and Hiatus)original ↗
5 Jun 2018
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: The Archiveoriginal ↗
3 Jun 2018
Storyteller's Rulebook: Let Absurdity Clash with Meaningoriginal ↗
1 Jun 2018
The Meddler: Making Arthur a More Satisfying Hero in “Hitchhiker’s Guide”original ↗
30 May 2018
Happy Memorial Dayoriginal ↗
27 May 2018
Storyteller’s Rulebook: A Masterclass in Comedy (And One Pet Peeve)original ↗
25 May 2018
Storyteller’s Rulebook: Extend the Trend Linesoriginal ↗
23 May 2018
The Annotation Project: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxyoriginal ↗
20 May 2018
Straying from the Party Line: Showing Some Compassion in “Beloved”original ↗
18 May 2018
Rulebook Casefile: The Power of Objects and Kitchens in “Beloved”original ↗
16 May 2018
Storyteller’s Rulebook: Humanize the Inhumanoriginal ↗
13 May 2018
Storyteller’s Rulebook: Authority Goes a Long Wayoriginal ↗
11 May 2018
Storyteller’s Rulebook: Literary Doesn’t Have to Mean Hide-n-Seekoriginal ↗
9 May 2018
The Annotation Project: Belovedoriginal ↗
6 May 2018
Guest Appearance on the Story Makers Podcast!original ↗
1 May 2018
What Book Should We Do Next?original ↗
10 Apr 2018
Holes: The Archiveoriginal ↗
10 Apr 2018
Game of Thrones: The Archiveoriginal ↗
8 Apr 2018
Game of Thrones, Conclusion: So Why Do I Like It So Much?original ↗
6 Apr 2018
Storyteller’s Rulebook: Prologues Can Be a Microcosm of the Storyoriginal ↗
4 Apr 2018
Straying from the Party Line: The Power and Peril of POV in “A Game of Thrones”original ↗
1 Apr 2018
The Book that Breaks All the Rules, Part 6: Only Name Important Charactersoriginal ↗
30 Mar 2018
The Book that Breaks All the Rules, Part 5: Commit to your Genreoriginal ↗
29 Mar 2018
The Book that Breaks All the Rules, Part 4: Love Your Charactersoriginal ↗
28 Mar 2018
The Book that Breaks Every Rule, Part #3: Write What You Knoworiginal ↗
27 Mar 2018
The Book that Breaks Every Rule, Part 2: End the First Book in a Series in a Satisfactory Wayoriginal ↗
25 Mar 2018
The Book that Breaks Every Rule, Part 1: Have One Herooriginal ↗
23 Mar 2018
Before We Begin: A Full Accounting of My History with “Game of Thrones”original ↗
21 Mar 2018
The Annotation Project: A Game of Thronesoriginal ↗
18 Mar 2018
Storyteller’s Rulebook: Establish the Worst Things That Could Happenoriginal ↗
16 Mar 2018
Storyteller’s Rulebook: Writing for Reluctant Readersoriginal ↗
14 Mar 2018
Rulebook Casefile: The Power of Mixing Information Superior, Information Inferior, and Equal Information Positionsoriginal ↗
11 Mar 2018
Storyteller’s Rulebook: How to Write a Great Villain Introductionoriginal ↗
9 Mar 2018
Rulebook Casefile: Why Do We Like Stanley in “Holes”?original ↗
7 Mar 2018
The Annotation Project: Holesoriginal ↗
4 Mar 2018
Gone Girl: The Archiveoriginal ↗
2 Mar 2018
Check Out These Awesome Writing Videosoriginal ↗
1 Mar 2018
Didn’t Make the Best of 2017 List: The Phantom Threadoriginal ↗
28 Feb 2018
Best of 2017, #1: Lady Birdoriginal ↗
27 Feb 2018
Best of 2017, #2: Get Outoriginal ↗
25 Feb 2018
Best of 2017, #3: I, Tonyaoriginal ↗
22 Feb 2018
Best of 2017, #4: The Disaster Artistoriginal ↗
21 Feb 2018
Best of 2017, #5: The Florida Projectoriginal ↗
20 Feb 2018
Best of 2017, Runner-Up #6: Call Me By Your Nameoriginal ↗
18 Feb 2018
Best of 2017 Runner-Up #7: Dunkirkoriginal ↗
16 Feb 2018
Best of 2017: Runners Up #10, 9, and 8original ↗
15 Feb 2018
Didn’t Make the Best of 2017 List: Logan, Blade Runner 2049, and The Last Jedioriginal ↗
14 Feb 2018
Interview on the "On Grit" Podcastoriginal ↗
13 Feb 2018
Best of 2017 Introduction, and Didn’t Make the List: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missourioriginal ↗
11 Feb 2018
Best of the Year: The Archiveoriginal ↗
1 Feb 2018

2017

Let Me Take a While to Prepare Some New Books...original ↗
30 Dec 2017
The Hunger Games: The Archiveoriginal ↗
22 Dec 2017
Rulebook Casefile: How “The Hunger Games” Fills the Reader In on What’s Going Onoriginal ↗
20 Dec 2017
Storyteller’s Rulebook: Juxtapose the Melodramatic with the Mundaneoriginal ↗
17 Dec 2017
Storyteller’s Rulebook: Get to the Premise Quickly (Even if It Means Skipping Some Set-Up)original ↗
15 Dec 2017
Rulebook Casefile: The “Drown the Cat” Intro in “The Hunger Games”original ↗
13 Dec 2017
The Annotation Project: The Hunger Gamesoriginal ↗
10 Dec 2017
Straying from the Party Line: Starting in Their Heads Instead of With Dialogue in “Gone Girl”original ↗
8 Dec 2017
Straying from the Party Line: The Unreliable Narrator Fake-Out in “Gone Girl”original ↗
6 Dec 2017
What I Wish I'd Heard at Graduation: Take Any Writing Job (And Two Rulebook Casefiles)original ↗
3 Dec 2017
Storyteller's Rulebook: Coin Unique Similesoriginal ↗
1 Dec 2017
Rulebook Casefile: Different POVs with Different Voices in “Gone Girl”original ↗
29 Nov 2017
The Annotation Project: Gone Girloriginal ↗
26 Nov 2017
Harry Potter: The Archiveoriginal ↗
22 Nov 2017
Storyteller’s Rulebook: The Value of Rowling’s Omniscient Third Personoriginal ↗
17 Nov 2017
Storyteller’s Rulebook: To Prologue or Not to Prologue?original ↗
15 Nov 2017
Rulebook Casefile: Harry Potter Goes From Hero to Zerooriginal ↗
12 Nov 2017
Storyteller’s Rulebook: The Value of the Baby in a Basket in Harry Potteroriginal ↗
10 Nov 2017
Straying from the Party Line: Harry Potter and the First Five Pages Testoriginal ↗
8 Nov 2017
The Annotation Project: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stoneoriginal ↗
5 Nov 2017
Working on Something Neat for Next Weekoriginal ↗
29 Oct 2017
Storyteller’s Rulebook: Give Most Women and Girls a Sense of Humororiginal ↗
27 Oct 2017
Storyteller’s Rulebook: Heroes Can Be Smart, But Not Even-Keeledoriginal ↗
25 Oct 2017
Storyteller’s Rulebook: The Pros and Cons of Adding a Murder Mysteryoriginal ↗
22 Oct 2017
What I Wish I'd Heard at Graduation: Only Scumbags Make You Think All Your Dreams Are Coming Trueoriginal ↗
20 Oct 2017
James Cheats on Me with my Wifeoriginal ↗
18 Oct 2017
Storyteller’s Rulebook: More Rules for Mini-Mysteriesoriginal ↗
15 Oct 2017
Storyteller’s Rulebook: Always Have a Few Mini-Mysteries, But Not Too Manyoriginal ↗
13 Oct 2017
Storyteller’s Rulebook: Sometimes You Need an “I Don’t Understand You” Momentoriginal ↗
11 Oct 2017
Storyteller’s Rulebook: Enough with the Dribs and Drabsoriginal ↗
8 Oct 2017
Storyteller’s Rulebook: Would a Reporter Really Care?original ↗
6 Oct 2017
Storyteller’s Rulebook: We Know They’re Going to Pick the Wrong One Firstoriginal ↗
4 Oct 2017
Storyteller’s Rulebook: Never Move the Story Backwardsoriginal ↗
1 Oct 2017
Storyteller’s Rulebook: If You're Going to Switch Voices, Make Sure to Switch Voicesoriginal ↗
29 Sept 2017
Storyteller’s Rulebook: Voldemort Dies at the End of the First Bookoriginal ↗
27 Sept 2017
Storyteller’s Rulebook: Don’t Have Two Present-Tensesoriginal ↗
24 Sept 2017
Storyteller’s Rulebook: Prose Writers Can Just Tell Us What’s Going Onoriginal ↗
22 Sept 2017
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