There is a difference between these words, and yes, I think it does matter. Uninterested means that you have no interest in something;...

The term 'MacGuffin' is often misunderstood, being applied to any 'object of desire' in a film or book. For example, I recently came...

The screenwriter and novelist Jule Selbo has developed an 11 Step Story Structure that provides a fresh way of looking at the traditional...

There’s often confusion about the difference between a trope and a cliché, but in reality they’re two very different things. A trope can...

Trey Parker and Matt Stone are the writers of South Park, a show that should need no introduction (but if it does, it's a hugely popular,...

Although it’s been around for a while, I’ve only recently heard about the concept of the 'Story Spine', a plotting technique developed by...

Omar Little as an example of character development in The Wire

To paraphrase someone (I’m not sure who): ‘A good man is remembered for his best moments; a bad man by his worst’. Implicit in this...

How to limit character choices and funnel their actions

I recently came across the YouTube channel of Periscope Films, a company that archives old footage, mostly documentaries and training...