A premise describes the dramatic situation at the heart of a narrative. The following five-step premise development framework helps you collect the raw ingredients of exceptional storytelling (and marketing!) in one place.
A premise describes the dramatic situation at the heart of a narrative. The following five-step premise development framework helps you collect the raw ingredients of exceptional storytelling (and marketing!) in one place.
To prevent (or fix) infodumps, “muddy” middles, and pointless tangents, cultivate meaningful dramatic tension in every scene. Here’s how!
The ability to dream up and pass down stories is what makes humans special, and the stories that we believe wield tremendous power over us. They can shape, transform, save, and end lives—and they don’t need to be true or well-crafted to do so. What makes stories so powerful? I have some ideas.
