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3 Storytelling Lessons from Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace

3 Storytelling Lessons from STAR WARS EPISODE I: THE PHANTOM MENACE | Analysing other stories can help you develop your own storytelling skills. What storytelling lessons can we learn from STAR WARS EPISODE I: THE PHANTOM MENACE?

Jar Jar Binks …. pod racing … there are a lot of reasons to not watch this movie, but is there anything it can teach us about storytelling? 1. Every character needs a role People hate Jar Jar Binks. That’s […]

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1 Storytelling Lesson from Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi

1 Storytelling Lesson from STAR WARS EPISODE VI: RETURN OF THE JEDI | Analysing other stories can help you develop your own storytelling skills. What storytelling lessons can we learn from STAR WARS EPISODE VI: RETURN OF THE JEDI?

I’m by no means trying to suggest that Return of the Jedi is the episode of the Original Trilogy that is closest to perfection, but the biggest flaw with this movie is that the plot stalls in the middle, but what […]

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3 Storytelling Lessons from Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back

3 Storytelling Lessons from STAR WARS EPISODE V: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK | Analysing other stories can help you develop your own storytelling skills. What storytelling lessons can we learn from STAR WARS EPISODE V: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK?

We’ve learnt some storytelling lessons from A New Hope. What can we learn from The Empire Strikes Back? 1. Meaningless events: boring, confusing, pace killers The Empire Strikes Back starts with Luke being attacked by a wampa. Starting with conflict is great, especially […]

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4 Storytelling Lessons from Star Wars: A New Hope

4 Storytelling Lessons from STAR WARS EPISODE IV: A NEW HOPE | Analysing other stories can help you develop your own storytelling skills. What storytelling lessons can we learn from STAR WARS EPISODE IV: A NEW HOPE?

I’ve always had a problem with criticism of the Star Wars prequel trilogy because what most people think are problems really aren’t, but after reading criticism of Rogue One, I’ve decided to break my silence. Let me preface by saying that […]

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2 Storytelling Lessons from SIX OF CROWS

2 Storytelling Lessons from SIX OF CROWS | Analysing other stories can help you develop your own storytelling skills. What storytelling lessons can we learn from SIX OF CROWS?

I read the first chapter of Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo for #FirstChapterFriday and enjoyed it so much that I decided to read the rest of the book. I loved it and, as I can never turn off my editor brain, […]

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4 Storytelling Lessons from THE SIN EATER’S DAUGHTER

4 Storytelling Lessons from THE SIN EATER’S DAUGHTER | Analysing other stories can help you develop your own storytelling skills. What storytelling lessons can we learn from THE SIN EATER’S DAUGHTER?

After reading the first chapter of the Sin Eater’s Daughter by Melinda Salisbury for #FirstChapterFriday, I decided to finish the book. The first chapter started out great, but I noted that the second half of it took a bad turn and […]

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4 Storytelling Lessons from I AM LEGEND (the movie)

4 Storytelling Lessons from I AM LEGEND | Analysing other stories can help you develop your own storytelling skills. What storytelling lessons can we learn from the movie I AM LEGEND?

SPOILERS AHEAD I like using examples when writing about storytelling techniques and found a few good ones when watching I Am Legend the other day. Movies and books aren’t the same thing, but that doesn’t mean you can’t learn anything […]

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