The Science of Story

Over time, I have been fortunate to work with some famous people who have made their money from stories (for details, see the In Conversat...

I would like to take this opportunity to flag up the brilliance of a tweet I got from Teri Carson (@dizzydentfilms). Not just for its humou...

Whenever you absorb a story, you are actually experiencing *two* stories. Or at least, two versions of the same story. This is well accepted...

When I first started my research degree in story theory, the thing that surprised me most was that there is no single definition for the ter...

Have you noticed that a lot of the most successful people seem self-centred? A little arrogant, perhaps? Obnoxious, even. Is there somethin...

I am very excited to announce the birth of my new book,  entitled Story Theory: the psychological and linguistic foundations to how stories...

Genre is a real tricky devil... and absolutely key to your success.  When we start out on a writing career, we don't see it like tha...

If you follow my work, you will know that it is an attribute of the very finest stories - the ones that win Oscars, BAFTAs, Booker prizes an...

The most obvious difference I see between the successful writers I have met and the aspiring writers is confidence. Confident writers are ...

!This Article Contains Spoilers!  The Hunger Games is something of an enigma. As you watch it, you love it, and it kinda keeps you gr...

I recently read Aristotle's 'Poetics' - the earliest known work of story theory. It was weird to be spoken to about story theory...

Here's a heads up for all of you who may have written a highly illustrated book in the past and been frustrated that Kindle is realisti...

What is subtext? Why is it important? Why is subtext fundamental to a story’s quality. All writers are told that subtext is the ‘untol...