There is a structural problem at the heart of most failed stories, and it rarely gets named correctly. Writers diagnose …

Most story structure guides give you a map. John Truby’s The Anatomy of Story gives you a biology textbook. Where …

Most story structure guides are written for a single protagonist pursuing a single goal. They cover the hero’s journey, the …

There are two kinds of writers who struggle to finish a novel. The first sits down with a blank page …

There is a story structure so familiar it has become invisible. A white character arrives in a community that is …

Most conversations about diversity in fiction focus on whether underrepresented groups are present in a story at all. That is …

There is a version of diverse fiction that readers can feel immediately, even if they cannot always name it. The …

Most conversations about diversity in fiction stay at the level of feeling. It seems like there are fewer female protagonists. …

Diversity in fiction is one of those terms that everyone seems to use and nobody seems to define. Publishers want …