The Blake Snyder Beat Sheet
The Blake Snyder Beat Sheet in the book Save the Cat! is an excellent guide to storytelling and story structure that I highly recommend to anyone interested in writing.
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That Ending
Endings are tough! But I think ending blocks can be solved by going back to your characters and to the story as a whole.
The No-Answer Ending
Castle Rock didn’t answer its main story question by the end of season one. And I’m not sure I like that method of storytelling.
Case Study: 1408 by Stephen King AKA “The Door Was Crooked”
In which I dissect the masterful story 1408 by Stephen King to learn more about the craft of writing.
Writing Descriptions: It’s Okay to Repeat Yourself
It’s okay to repeat yourself throughout your story and remind your readers who your characters are, what they look like, where they are, and why that’s important.
Aristotle’s Poetics
Thinking about science fiction got me thinking about storytelling in general. So I went back to the original guide on storytelling, Aristotle’s Poetics.