Plot Machine Lists
You can take my plot-design guidebook with you wherever you go. Read it on your phone. Listen to it on your earbuds. But that does raise an… Read more »
The Future of Storytelling?
We will soon see a tsunami of AI–chatbots, smart speakers, machine learning system–introducing themselves into our lives. Odds are the online chat conversation you had last week… Read more »
Does Your Motivation Require Explanation?
I tried watching the new season of “The Shannara Chronicles” recently but quickly tossed in the towel. It’s not that I don’t like sword and sorcery tales…. Read more »
Oh, Snap!
I watched “Allied” the other night, a 2016 film starring Brad Pitt and directed by Robert Zemeckis. If you haven’t heard of the film starring one of… Read more »
The Last Jedi: Story Gripes
I found the last Jedi a rather tedious movie-going experience. And it does not improve with age. As a student of story-structure, I thought I’d apply some… Read more »