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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Oct 31 2023
Redemption: Can All Characters Be “Saved”?
Redemption is a much more prolific theme than most might realize. I believe that is good, and shows that hope springs eternal with us humans.
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Aug 16 2023
Darkest Moment: Why Losing Everything Matters
Darkest moments are like dark rooms in photography. Very counterintuitively, we must immerse ourselves in the blackness to reveal the true picture.
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