Tag: storytelling

Everyone Loves a Prophet…in Hindsight

Everyone loves a prophet…in hindsight. So why do we ignore the people who see it coming? Why is this such a universal human trope? To mock, criticize, abuse, or even annihilate the one person who sees the truth? Today, I am using the term “prophet” because I want a little more latitude in my examples. …

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The Luck Dragon Phenomenon & Why AI Will Never Understand Humans

Ah, Falkor the Luck Dragon. Entire generations grew up absolutely loving the movie, “The NeverEnding Story” which I find fascinating because, objectively speaking? It is a terribly written movie. Yes, yes I know it was based off a book, but we are specifically referring to the movie today. Though structurally awful, we love it anyway. …

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Why Americans Measure in Football Fields & Likely Always Will

Americans will measure distance in anything except the metric system—school buses, blue whales, and of course football fields. But that odd habit might reveal something deeper about how human brains actually understand scale.

If AI Loves Your Writing, Be Very VERY Worried

AI, artificial intelligence

AI is the new buzzword. Everything AI! Yet, we’ve fallen into the AI Uncanny Valley, and now we want to know who’s real and who we can trust.

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.