An important plot device explained...in a flash. What’s a writer to do when he or she absolutely must explain something critical to a story that...
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So you’re a writer. You have a list of good ideas, you understand the ins and outs of script formatting, and you’ve officially declared yourself...
What do you call a story within a story? Story-ception is the most obvious and comedic answer, and it’s not entirely incorrect. A story within a...
Montages are the visual equivalent of the idea that a whole can be greater than the sum of its parts. Unlike many plot devices, montages...
We all know what it’s like to be completely and utterly obsessed with something. Maybe it’s a particular pen that fits just right in your...
It can be a great driver of your story...buuuut it can also destroy your character's entire world. This week’s plot device manipulates, corrupts, terrorizes, and...
Boy loves girl. Another boy also loves this girl. Girl… isn’t sure which boy she loves most. Though they’ve been prevalent in storytelling of all...
Smell something fishy? It's probably a Red Herring. Ever gotten to the big reveal of a movie and wondered to yourself, “How did we get...
“The MacGuffin is the thing the hero chases, the thing the picture is all about…” Sometimes it’s a briefcase full of money. Sometimes it’s an...
“It’s wrong to make promises you don’t mean to keep.” A sentiment true in life but especially true in writing, and one that also describes...
