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The Disney Method, The Marvel Method, and Three Other Storytelling Hacks

Disney already owns everything else. Now they own the secrets to plotting too.

Graphic by author, photos from The NeverEnding Story (Warner Bros) and Philip Cheung (Keanu Reeves at Los Angeles’s NeueHouse, a coworking space that he and his partner use as their office)

What’s up queer nerds, allies, and…well I think that covers everyone?

Nothing fancy in this article. Just a collection of storytelling hacks that might help the light bulb go off for you if more traditional storytelling methods have failed.

Are you struggling to tell a story?

Graphic by author, The NeverEnding Story (Warner Bros)

The Disney Method: Moana

The Disney Classic Method: Aladdin (1992)

The Marvel Method: Black Panther and Avengers Endgame

The Star Wars Method: The Last Jedi

The Matrix Method

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Graphic by author, Beauty & the Beast (Disney)

Can Science Tell Us How To Tell Better Stories?

What Counts As A Clue, What Most Definitely Doesn’t, And Why Your Story Should Always Include At Least One

Visceral Reaction Progressions: the secret to perfect pacing and deep POV

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Why you should rewrite your synopsis TODAY (it’s your most important selling tool)

Dear Writers (and haters): The Last Jedi is a masterclass on goals/motivations/conflicts

How to grab your reader by the gut

Dear Sci-fi/Fantasy Writers: Don’t write your book until you answer these questions

Just the Questions from the sci-fi/fantasy course

Representation Matters More Than Whether A Story Is Good

Dear Writers: Unlock Your Book’s Secret Synopsis

Dear Writers: How to Write the Perfect Meet-cute

Dear Writers: How to Write (good) Character Conflict

Dear Writers: You 100% don’t understand your genre

Dear Writers: Why Genre Fiction is More Important Than Ever

Dear Writers: MINARI and the Break into Act II

Dear Writers: Three Tips to Write BCCs/Blurbs for Best-selling Books

Dear Writers: Twelve Tough Storytelling Truths from Stephen King’s ON WRITING

Dear Writers: What makes a story feel true?

Eight Things to Listen to When Writing (other than music and TV)

Buy This Book TODAY (So You Can Read It Tomorrow)

Six books you need to read NOW! (the seventh one isn’t mine)

The book I risked my job to publish

Graphics and selfies by author

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