Using TVTropes as a base of information, this incredible chart organizes story structure, archetypes, plot devices and more into a structure similar to the periodic table of elements. It's an incredibly cool project that puts the actually really useful storytelling knowledge of TVTropes into a more-teachable form.
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Feb 24, 2014
The periodic table of storytelling
How to spot a writer
The New Yorker’s Mia Mercado asks: What Is Writing and Does This Count as It? • Writing is when you sit—fingertips hovering over your keyboard, cursor blinking on a fresh blank document—and open Twitter for the twenty-eighth time. • You can tell that someone is a writer because she’ll have a pencil behind her ear, […]
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Joel Gion, the psychedelic tambourine man from the Brian Jonestown Massacre, is writing a memoir
If you saw the critically-acclaimed 2004 documentary Dig! about the frenemy neo-psych bands The Brian Jonestown Massacre and The Dandy Warhols, you’ll remember that the real star wasn’t either of the bands’ frontmen but rather the BJM’s inimitable, lovable tambourine player Joel Gion. Rocking his impressive mutton chops and 60s shades, Joel has spent the […]
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I'm teaching on this year's Writing Excuses Cruise!
I'm one of the guest instructors on this year's Writing Excuses Cruise, a nine-day intensive writing program on land and at sea, departing from Galveston and putting into port at Cozumel, Georgetown, and Falmouth, with a roster of instructors including Brandon Sanderson, Piper Drake, Kathy Chung, K Tempest Bradford, DongWon Song, Mary Robinette Kowal, Dan […]
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Cut the cord and get free local TV with these HD antennas
So you cut the cord and got rid of cable? Join the steadily growing club. But while you’re out picking a streaming service, you might find one big blind spot: Local TV and sports, not to mention first-run programming from the big cable networks. Luckily, there’s a throwback way to get it for free: The […]
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These truly wireless earbuds raised over $2M on Indiegogo
Even if you feel like AirPods are worth the price tag, you’ve got to admit there’s a certain anxiety that comes with using them. What if I lose them? What if they get wet in the rain? Or drenched in sweat? Or fall into the drink you dropped them into? Shiny tech is great, but […]
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This 3D printer for kids can help them invent and build their own toys
With the quick-fix appeal of video games and their own cell phones, it can be tough to keep kids focused on supposedly “educational” toys. And while it may seem counter-intuitive to fight tech with more tech, we’re all in when it comes to the Toybox 3D Printer. We’re not sure if anyone had envisioned a […]
