Once upon a time, a long time ago, I was considering the possibility that there might be more to screen drama than external conflict-driven plotting when, as if hit by a thunderbolt, a new paradigm of ...

Dom O'Leary is a contirbutor on Game Rant. He has over 6 years of experience in writing, covering everything from games news and reviews to commercial writing and editing. He's been a lover of games ...

Let’s be honest — story, plot, and premise sound like words that mean the same thing. Most of us, even as writers or film lovers, use them interchangeably. But they are not the same. In fact, they are ...

The five-act structure is a plot formula that divides a story into five sections: the exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution. From these classical explorations comes our ...

As you might already know when writing books it is extremely important authors maintain consistency and depth in their storytelling. This is particularly crucial in complex narratives such as series, ...