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My Blog is where I regularly post insightful tips and strategies on the storytelling process, citing examples from film and fiction. I also offer encouragement and wellness techniques to contribute to your personal and professional growth.

Blog, How To Write Reflective Themes
How To Write Reflective Themes
Understanding the concept of duality and how to use it to write reflective themes can help you elevate your story to a new level. Weaving these ideas into your plot, characters, and settings creates a...
Blog, Four Ways To Love Yourself Well, 2025
How To Love Yourself Well
Love is one of those facets of life that touches us all. We celebrate that life with expressions of love explicitly tailored to the ones who are closest to us—our friends, our family, and even our pets....
Blog, Four Ways To Write A Great Inciting Incident
How To Write A Great Inciting Incident
Simply put, the inciting incident provokes change. And change inevitably drives action. The actual event is crucial, but the choices your protagonist makes as a result of that event are what will ultimately...
Blog, Five Ways To Build Thematic Conflict
How To Build Thematic Conflict
To build thematic conflict, you need to use theme to weave your internal and external conflict together throughout your entire narrative. This will not only hook your readers but also guarantee they will...
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