Archive - Storyboard | how to tell great stories

How to Make Squid Game Better

A detailed rewrite of the Netflix series with plot hole fixes and improved character development. Not that anyone asked...

Oct 1, 2021 •

September 2021

The Dramatic Question

Every story is built around a dramatic question the audience wants to know and the storyteller has promised to answer.

Sep 1, 2021 •

August 2021

Two Words to Improve Your Storytelling Today

Your funny aunt, your favourite writer, and the person you voted for all use the same technique.

Aug 1, 2021 •

July 2021

Building Drama by Sharing and Withholding

Use the Grid of Drama to build dramatic tension in your stories.

Jul 1, 2021 •

June 2021

Storytelling at the Atomic Level

Mix these three ingredients to produce a chemical reaction in your stories.

Jun 1, 2021 •

May 2021

How to Build a World in the Mind of Your Audience

Use relatable signals to accelerate the audience's understanding of a story's context.

May 1, 2021 •

April 2021

Sparking the Imagination of Your Audience

Did you see a soccer ball? Those are just 6 abstract shapes.

Apr 1, 2021 •

March 2021

What Makes a Joke Funny?

How managing your audience's line of thinking gives you the power to surprise, delight, and enrage.

Mar 1, 2021 •

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