ChatGPT can help you start a novel, but it struggles with memory, structure and long-form storytelling. Here’s why regular ...

Whether this is your first or your hundredth time rolling up a character for a new roleplaying game campaign, coming up with a compelling backstory can be tough. Maybe you’ve spent a ton of time ...

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Write the story that you most want to read. Which, yeah, for the majority of us means a story about a giraffe and a fireman who are best friends, and the fireman hangs out in a tree so that he can be ...

L.A.-based filmmaker Noam Kroll is currently working on his second feature. He keeps a production blog at his website NoamKroll.com. In this blog post, he writes about focusing on characters in order ...

All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players. In World of Warcraft, that player is you! Each week, Anne Stickney brings you All the World's a Stage with helpful hints, tips and ...

So you’ve got a fantastic idea for a screenplay and are anxious to start creating it. You know the premise, the conflict, the stakes, the twists—pretty much everything you need to start writing, right ...

From Circuit in 'Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.' to the silent Sardarji in 'Kuch Kuch Hota Hai', the article explores how strong character writing, even in supporting roles, has created some of Indian cinema's ...

You’ve been asked to write a character assessment letter and are probably wondering why is a character assessment letter needed and what’s the best way to write one? Here’s why employers want ...

Even if you’ve led a law-abiding life, you might have a friend or family member who gets into serious trouble and faces time in prison. That’s when you could be asked to write a letter on this loved ...