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- Broken and Whole
- Eric R. Williams on the Machinery of Genre and Storytelling
- Let Us Now Praise Robert McKee
- ‘What If?’ Angus Fletcher on the Brain and Storythinking
- Kate Daloz on a Bygone Era, Research as Me-Search, and the Craft of Storytelling
- Why the Hidden Architecture Matters
- John Truby’s Story Beats for 14 Genres
- John Truby on the New Rules of Genre Writing
- Can We Dispense the Myth about King’s ‘I Have a Dream’ Passage?
- Naming Right: A Chance to Fix a Mistake by the Lake
- Will Storr on Storytelling, Writing, and the Brain
- The Quietest Hero: Remembering Bob Moses
- The Dangerous Stoicism of Lou Gehrig
- Slot Man: The Battle Over Truth and Ethics Between Seth Abramson and Lyz Lenz
- How To Draw Readers into the Story – Right Away
- How Donald Trump’s Rhetoric Jazzes His Base … And Splits the Nation
- Beware the Gaslighters: Some Simple Questions to Ask To Avoid Getting Manipulated
- The Broken House of Race in America
- Writing in the Time of Coronavirus
- Use Plotto. It Was Good Enough for Hitch …
- Tommy Tomlinson on Obesity, Shame, Courage, Storytelling, and Writing
- Haskell Wexler’s Lesson for Writers: Gather Lots and Lots of Materials … And Only Then, Organize and Write Your Piece
- Daniel Menaker on Tragedy, Checking Facts, Writing, and the State of Publishing
- How He Does It: Robert Caro Explains His Research and Writing Process
- Tina Cassidy on Beats, Book Topics, Foils, and Plotting
- The One Idea: Success and Failure
- Always Write About Just One Idea. Here’s How.
- Create a Great Setting for a Story: A Small, Knowable Place
- The Power of Artifacts in Storytelling: Put Something in Your Character’s Hands
- Seven Essential Skills for Storytelling
- The Arc: How ‘Mad Men’ Tracked the Emotions of Life in Its Campaigns
- The Two Yous
- Science and Storytelling
- Storytelling and Branding
- That Pixar Storytelling List
- How to Be Creative, One Step at a Time
- Why We Must Cultivate a ‘Beginner’s Mind’ … And How To Do It
- Follow This Day-by-Day Guide To Write Your Book (Not Just During NaNoWriMo)
- Beyond the Character Dossier: Fifty Questions for Donald Trump
- The Clue Where You Sit
- Shut Up and Listen: Brian Lamb’s Approach to Interviewing
- How to Create Cliffhangers and Surprise
- The Power of Status Details
- Spinning the Wheel: Change Your Characters’ Roles
- The Power of Parables and Fairy Tales
- The Enduring (And Sometimes Creepy) Power of Fairy Tales
- Hitchcock on the Element of Time
- The Power of Beats
- Use the 1-2-3 Code to Give Your Writing Clarity and Power
- Writing Tips from the Pros
- The Power of Patterns
- Use the Character Dossier To Create a Memorable Character
- Halberstamitis
- Presidents and Metaphors
- Dennis Littky Writes the Story of School Reform
