We asked industry experts to share their tips for creating a compelling personal brand story—and the elements that make a ...

This is an updated writing workshop handout from one of the workshops I first presented in the 1990s, about using story elements. An earlier version of this handout was posted on the No Train, No Gain ...

During this week’s writing chat, we talked with Boston Globe reporter Eric Moskowitz about his story that describes the experience of a young man who was carjacked by the Boston bombing suspects ...

The narrative has seven story elements in a set order — a protagonist experiences a change in their circumstances that requires them to set out on a personal quest.

The text-based story has editable elements, so that the player can change, say, a character’s smile to a frown. “The game is asking the question, what if exploring an intricate story was like ...

But the British royal family has one advantage over the most meticulously produced HBO series: a 1,000-year back-story that imbues the sometimes-tawdry narrative with the heft and import of history.