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Think of any story’s villain and you think of someone frightening like Hannibal Lecter from “Silence of the Lambs”...

There are four phases of every story. First, the hero has a problem and a goal. Second, the hero...

A flashback is meant to move a story forward by going back to the past. If this sounds like...

Imagine being stuck in a car and not knowing where you’re going, how long it will take, or when...

The opening of your story needs to intrigue and draw an audience in. The way to do that is...

Stories are meant to entertain, but beyond this entertainment value, stories have also been used to reflect a culture’s...

Love and survival are such simple goals that it’s easy for anyone, regardless of race, age, sex, culture, or...

Tribal cultures offer startlingly similar rituals in raising a boy to become a man. These rituals are similar to...

Too many people focus on creating a dazzling plot loaded with action, special effects, gunfire, and explosions. Yet that’s...