March 2010
- Development of Character Arc
Part 2 of this series examines the Main Character's "arc" and how best to define that development.
- Main Character and Meaning
In this first of four articles, we take a look at the Main Character's Resolve and its importance towards forming a story's meaning.
December 2009
- Writing Complete Stories
The secret to great storytelling revealed.
- Character Motivation Defined
Archetypal Characters are only the beginning.
November 2009
- Archetypes That Make Sense
Eight basic character archetypes that can actually help a writer.
- Archetypes and the Hero’s Journey
An examination of the usefulness and accuracy of Archetypal Characters as proposed by the paradigm of the mono-myth.
- Two Sides of the Same Coin
The classic montage of screenwriting clichés is updated with this new video.
October 2009
- Stories Are Not Always About Transformation
Great meaning can be found by digging one's heels in.
- Gender and The Little Mermaid
The gender of an audience member is essential towards the comprehension of a story structure's effect on audience appeal.
September 2009
- What Character Arc Really Means
The often used, yet sadly misunderstood, concept of character arc finally gets its own video.
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