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Physical Goal vs. Emotional Need

September 14, 2019

In the beginning of every story, the hero’s stuck in a dead end life, often through no fault of his or her own. When we...

All the Enemies of the Hero

September 11, 2019

Conflict is the heart of every story and that means the hero needs multiple enemies to keep him or her from achieving a goal. The...

Ways to Start a Story

September 8, 2019

If you want to make your stories more emotionally engaging, there’s an excellent book by David Freeman called “Creating Emotion in Games.” While the book...

Deception Creates Tension

September 5, 2019

Every hero wants a physical goal that he or she can see, but in reality, they need to achieve an emotional goal that they often...

Singular Focus vs. Scattershot Focus in the Plot

September 2, 2019

Watch a great movie and you might not be conscious at how all the elements of the story work together. Although every story consists of...

The Story (and the Real Story)

August 30, 2019

Surprise is the key to holding your audience’s attention. That means you need to entice the audience with what appears to be the story, then...

The Mind and the Heart

August 27, 2019

Every character, especially the hero, has two goals driven by the mind and the heart. The mind tells the character what he or she wants...

Writing Dialogue

August 24, 2019

The most common mistake in writing dialogue is making every character sound alike. The second most common mistake is making dialogue boring. So to fix...

Keep Your Hero Active, Not Passive

August 21, 2019

Active heroes are responsible for their own fate. That means they take action to put themselves in dire situations, but then take more action to...

Making a Scene Interesting

August 18, 2019

Every scene must be interesting or else you risk losing your audience. A dull scene can wreck the best story so it’s important to make...

The 15 Minute Movie Method