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The Story Vault Blog

This is where we try to decipher what distinguishes a great story from a mediocre one.

The main thing you learn as a writer is the inadvisability of writing anything down.

- Samuel Quo Vadis

THE STORY VAULT BLOG REMASTERED

What follows is the original concept for The Story Vault Blog:

BEWARE THE CREATURE OF THE BOG...I MEAN BLOG

 

This is not your conventional blog. There's no list of contents. Just scroll down until you find something that tickles your fancy...but be aware it may be the creature.

Please be clear that I'm not telling anyone what to do. I'm not even giving advice. Many of my opinion are controversial...but what would be the point of spreading orthodoxy?

 

What follows are my observations and what works for me. Everyone is different. Find and follow your own path.

But the creature has grown out of control. This blog has grown to over 40 posts. I never imagined that was going to happen.​ It has necessitated a massive (and time-consuming) reorganization.

1) The Fallacy of Genre (Romancing the Character)

2)  Writing Memorable Dialogue

3) The Trouble With Loglines

4) The Contest Conundrum

5) Jeeves and Wooster - A Masterclass in Storytelling

6) The Screenplay as Art, Architecture, and Advertisement

7) How Good is AI?

8) Why I Don't Recommend Screenwriting Books

9) Creating an Identity

10) Lost in Emotion

11) My Three Favourite Foreign Films

12) Do you have to Struggle to be a Good Writer?

13) Unexpected Consequences 

14) My Thoughts on AI    

15) Ascending to the Stars

16) How AI has made me a Better Writer

17) AI Feedback on my Female Leads

18) Catherine O'Hara

19) Three Recommended Screenplays for Reading

20) Time for the Human Touch

21) Unexpected Feedback

22) Leveraging Social Media

23) Film is not a Visual Medium

24) A Screenplay is not a House

25) This is Personal

26) What does AI Think of Me?

27) Mistral Chat's Impression

28) The Ethical Use of AI in Writing Fiction

29) The World is Safe (for now)

30) The Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting

31) How I Use AI

32) I Made a Big (Stupid) Mistake

33) Reverse Engineering..or Engineering Reversals?

34) The Legacy of the Nicholl Felowships

35) Explaining Exposition

36) Added Emotional Beats

37) Redacted (Or: Falling Down the Rabbit Hole)

38) Santa Barbara International Screenwriting Awards

39) Comparing Human Readers and AI - Moorland

40) The Good News and the Bad News

41) Belief vs. Self-doubt

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