Is All Subtext Manipulative?
Robert McKee explains the purpose of subtext, and the difference between manipulation and tactics.
Can Banality Be Used to Postpone the Inciting Incident?
Robert McKee teaches the dangers of banality, and how moments with no meaning risk undermining your story.
Scenes vs. Sequences
Robert McKee teaches the difference between minor, moderate and major change in story, and how the principle applies to each medium.
How Do You Find a Character’s Inner Flaw?
Robert McKee teaches how writers can use the principle of character dimensions to create contradictions and flaws.
Do Writers Need Conflict In Their Lives In Order To Be Creative?
Robert McKee discusses how writers can use limitations and conflict in life to fuel their creativity.
Should You Write What You Know or Write What You Love?
Robert McKee explains how the love of a subject fuels the writer’s need to know it deeply enough to create an insightful story.
Genre Choices in Love Stories
Robert McKee discusses the different options available when choosing the point of view in your Love Story.
Personal Style vs. Cliché
Robert McKee explains whether there is a difference between developing a personal writing style and stealing from yourself.
The Steps to Writing for Television
Robert McKee offers advice on the step-by-step process and different routes towards becoming a television writer.
What Makes a Story Travel?
Robert McKee explains to a STORY Seminar attendee why certain stories succeed internationally, while most fail.
Why Stories Need a Small Knowable World
Robert McKee explains the dangers of making your story world too big, and how a depth of knowledge is the key to avoiding cliché.
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