Plot, Dialogue & Genre in Ricky Gervais’ “After Life”

A Breakdown of plot and character motivation in S1:E1

Tropes, Conflict & Scene Structure in Ricky Gervais’ “After Life”

Another Breakdown of character…

On Repetition of Scenes, Character Development, and Dialogue Pace in “After Life”

A breakdown of S1:E3

“Mr. Tolstoy, How Do I Write Believable Characters?”

Some theory and writing prompts to show true…

Time-Travel Gives Your Hero Power, but Beware of the Danger to Your Plot

Plotting rules and lessons to…

If You Feel Bad for Not Getting Readers, Think of Gutenberg’s 300 Sheep

Only your story can protect…

Boring Subjects Are a Myth

Make them count through storytelling

Your Editor Is Not ‘Trying to Get You.’​

So Don’t Treat Him like a Debating Combatant

Want to learn from Tolstoy?

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