storytelling

Monster-based storytelling is resurging as streaming platforms offer symbolic, visually advanced, culturally diverse creatures that tap into fear, escapism, and modern anxieties, making the genre more relevant and popular than ever.

In the world of storytelling, few techniques are as powerful—or as risky—as the cliffhanger. Done well, it keeps your audience....

Cold opens—a bold, unannounced jump into the middle of the action. Often structured using the classic literary technique In Medias Res.

When you hear ‘Chekhov’s Gun,’ you probably think of a weapon on the wall that must go off by the end of the story. But in sci-fi and fantasy