by Karyn Keene | Aug 24, 2016 | Storytelling Articles
I have been asked by writers on more than one occasion when they should start promoting their unpublished book. My answer? Straight away, especially if unpublished. Let’s break it down and give you three actionable steps to take today. Ready? Why Straight Away? The...
by Sarah Yoon | Apr 18, 2016 | Storytelling Articles
Written by Elizabeth Kobayashi Ah, Vesper Lynd. The smart, sexy British Treasury employee from Casino Royale who becomes the love of James Bond’s life. She is the ultimate Bond girl—witty, beautiful, and driven by an obfuscated backstory that Bond can’t quite crack....
by Rachel Beck | Sep 1, 2015 | Storytelling Articles
A guest post by Elizabeth Kobayashi We come to end of our exploration of the basic archetypes! The final two archetypes, Shapeshifter and Trickster, are catalysts for change that may occur at any point in the story. They serve similar functions, luring, deceiving,...
by Rachel Beck | Aug 27, 2015 | Storytelling Articles
Guest post by Elizabeth Kobayashi Sometimes heros need a little bit of a push out the door. Harry Potter may never have left the Dursleys’ if the owls (and ultimately Hagrid) hadn’t come with a letter of acceptance to Hogwarts. Heroes often need prompting to cross the...
by Rachel Beck | Aug 18, 2015 | Storytelling Articles
Guest post by Elizabeth Kobayashi Where would Frodo be without Gandalf? Where would he be without Samwise Gamgee? Heroes and villains face off in stories, but they rarely do so alone. As we continue to explore the archetypes that make up the stories we know and love,...
by Rachel Beck | Aug 11, 2015 | Storytelling Articles
Guest post by Elizabeth Kobayashi Much of the world depends on a level of consistency and repetition in human behavior. Psychologists break behaviors down into personality types and dysfunctions and endless variations on the same basic things. Since stories are...
The Dracula Files: Season 2
by Mackenzie
The Dracula Files: Season 1
by Jessie Dax-Setkus