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After Five Seasons of ‘Fargo,’ Noah Hawley Is Still Rooting for America
They seemed to regard fiction not as something decorative but as a vital moral-ethical tool. They changed you when you read them, made the world seem to be telling a different, more interesting story, a story in which you might play a meaningful part, and in which you had responsibilities.
George Saunders • A Swim in a Pond in the Rain: In Which Four Russians Give a Master Class on Writing, Reading, and Life
Our story arcs are a legacy from the Greeks, who gave us tragedy, a genre built on rises and falls that peak with a climax. Aristotle called the moment of maximum intensity peripeteia — which translates to reversal — and named the aftermath catharsis, the release of emotional energy. That’s how we all know pride comes before fall and that the
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Watching: “The Pitt” (Max)
This suggestion probably should come with a medical warning—because I worry you’ll inhale the 15 episodes of “The Pitt” at a pace fast enough to jeopardize your health. The series debuted to a somewhat muted response right after Christmas but has since steadily attracted more and more attention, hurtling toward its season... See more
This suggestion probably should come with a medical warning—because I worry you’ll inhale the 15 episodes of “The Pitt” at a pace fast enough to jeopardize your health. The series debuted to a somewhat muted response right after Christmas but has since steadily attracted more and more attention, hurtling toward its season... See more
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A major required skill, for example, is a working knowledge of epic storytelling. It’s a common misperception that epics are about the very long adventure-filled journeys of heroes. They’re a lot more than that.
Classic epic storytelling is about how an entire people must grapple with their morals, values, and afflictions, in order to gain a... See more
Classic epic storytelling is about how an entire people must grapple with their morals, values, and afflictions, in order to gain a... See more
10 Keys to Building Successful Shared Universe Movie Franchises
We’ll focus on exploring story in literature – both classics and contemporary – because I believe written storytelling is the foundation for nearly every medium. Together, we’ll explore topics like:
- Building narrative tension without exhausting readers
- How great stories both capture and keep attention
- Revealing character through choice, not