Anatomy of a Plot A review of The Hunt For Red October . The essay explores how the story's plot was designed and created. In Your Story Being clear about what's at stake in a story can help writers populate their stories with characters clearly driven by a story's events and the character's own internal needs. Dramatic Dialogue An essay that offers practical advice on why certain types of dialogue appear in certain scenes. Seeing Story Movement Explores how to create a quality of dramatic, engaging story movement.
Many writers struggle with writing a one page description of their stories.
This essay offers tips on how to write a synopsis that clearly identifies the dramatic issues at stake in a story. This review explores how a story's ideas are at the service of advancing a story toward its dramatic resolution and fulfillment. This review explores how a story creates the effect of transcendence for its audience. This essays offers some tips on how to create dramatic revelations. Includes a review of Stargate .