by Kaelyn Barron |
Perhaps you’ve got an idea that would make a great movie or novel, but you’re not sure how to get past the basic premise and start filling in the plot holes. A beat sheet can help you get past the initial idea phase so you can start outlining the action...
by Cole Salao
Superheroes have been all the rage in recent years, probably because the two biggest names in comics (Marvel and DC) are duking it out on the big screens. If you’re a fan of the genre, you’ve probably spotted a few recurring elements in the movies, series,...
by Cole Salao |
Horror, like any other genre, can suffer from an excess of tropes that bog down its storytelling. While tropes aren’t inherently bad, too much reliance on them creates a formulaic story. And when a story turns formulaic, it loses the suspense and uncertainty...
by Cole Salao
When reading a story, you must accept the fictional worlds, characters, and situations in order to be fully immersed in the tale. But how can these works be believable when their subject matter doesn’t even exist in the real world? This is where your suspension...
by Cole Salao |
Commercial fiction is a type of fiction that caters to a mass audience and has the potential to sell a lot of copies, so it’s written in a way that it’s accessible, easily understandable, and can be enjoyed by people from all walks of life. In general,...
by Cole Salao
A frame story (also called a frame narrative, framing device, or frame tale) is a literary technique where an overarching narrative is used to set up one or more stories. It is placed at the beginning and end of the narrative, creating the “frame” of which...
