Stakes, bizarrely enough, are a key ingredient missing in many stories. If the characters don’t have skin in the game, why would the audience?
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Oct 11 2024
Agency: The Critical Component of ALL Great Stories
Agency is when a character is involved in the story, forced to make decisions and take the consequences good or bad. It propels story action.
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Sep 26 2024
Culture, Conflict & Creating Fresh Stories People LOVE
Ah, culture. Put more than two humans together and somewhere, somehow they will find something to fight about….
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Sep 13 2024
Wounds & Characters: The Damaged REBORN!
Wounds matter in life and in fiction. We’ve all been hurt in some way and to some degree. Just goes with being human. No one gets out alive.
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Apr 19 2024
Bad Decisions: The Crucible of Great Stories
Bad decisions make the best stories. Fiction is about decent people—who mean well—doing selfish, foolish or downright dumb things.
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