The secret power of origin stories and why we crave them
Origin stories strip heroes back to their raw selves, adding peril, depth, and insight into how they became the legends we know. Why do we love them so much?
Buried alive: Why we’re obsessed with the hidden community trope
Unveiling the truth beneath: Why are we obsessed with hidden community stories, and what do they reveal about our deepest fears and desires?
Master the art of storytelling with these 5 simple Cs
Use these 5 Cs to create a compelling story from sequences or scenes. Plus, there’s a bonus 2 Cs if you want to better understand storytelling. Storytelling is a powerful tool for engaging and captivating an audience. Whether you are writing a novel, screenplay,...
How the greatest love story in history has a tragic modern feel
It is a love story between a dashing superstar and a captivating beauty. But while history remembers him as a hero, Emma’s reputation was trashed The story of Horatio Nelson may be filled with blood and honour, heroism and sacrifice but it is essentially an...
Who was the real man behind the myth of Bounty’s cruel Captain Bligh?
Mutiny? Over a Bounty? Perhaps it’s time to return to the origin story of betrayal – and one of history’s biggest hatchet jobs on Captain W Bligh The year is 1801, two decades after the Mutiny On The Bounty. Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson engages a tenacious Danish...