A Lesson from the World of Acting
Good storytelling, like good acting, isn’t about certainty. It’s about trusting yourself to take the uncertain path of discovery. Actors and Anticipation Sometimes it’s easier [...]
Don’t Impose your Ending. Discover It.
Don’t decide what your story must say and reverse‑engineer the plot to get there. Embark on a genuine open-ended journey of discovery. Start with a [...]
Doing the Wrong Thing for the Right Reason
How do you maintain a strong moral centre in your story without falling into black-hat/white-hat clichés? One way is to have your characters—on both sides of the fence—do the [...]
Duelling Aphorisms and Double-Sided Questions
How to design subplots that actively explore a story’s philosophical question. The Second Act Challenge Writing the second act of a story is often the writer’s biggest [...]
Morality, not Moralism
The best stories work on many levels. Morality is almost always one of them — but morality, not moralism. There’s a difference between making a [...]
