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Author and YouTube Star Jenna Moreci’s Writing and Vlogging Tips

Author and vlogger Jenna Moreci shares tips for writing fiction and building a YouTube channel.

By Justin, 5 yearsJune 12, 2018 ago
Some of the best YouTube challens for video essays and storytellers
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28 of the Best YouTube Channels for Storytellers

From pop culture analysis to scientific deep dives, here are some of the best YouTube channels for video essays.

By Justin, 5 yearsOctober 22, 2017 ago
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The Brief Life and Sudden Death of The Baristas — or, How Not to Make a Web Series

Five years ago, the first episode of The Baristas debuted. We weren’t sure how long it would last. The production was beset with challenges even before it began. In my blind optimism, I hoped it would last for at least 100 episodes. Instead, it ended after 20. Here’s the story Read more…

By Justin, 7 yearsFebruary 1, 2016 ago
The STBD Cast from Season 4
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The Life and Death of the Web’s Longest-Running Sitcom, Something to Be Desired

In September of 2003, before the launch of Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, or MySpace — before you could watch a video on your iPod, much less on your cell phone — the first episode of a brand new, so-called “web series” was uploaded to the Internet. The writer-director of this web Read more…

By Justin, 10 yearsSeptember 22, 2013 ago
Armchair Sociology

The Death of Fun

Remember the ’80s?  Those were my formative years, so their influence is hard to shake, but I can’t help but feel like the ’80s were the last time in Western culture when fun was generally acceptable. I grew up reading comic books like Batman and Spider-Man, and watching cartoons like Read more…

By Justin, 13 yearsOctober 27, 2009 ago

Popular Posts

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  • • This Storytelling Flaw Ruined the New Star Wars Trilogy
  • • Why Does Every Marvel Movie Tell the Same Story?
  • • Cobra Kai: How to Build Character Through Conflict
  • • How Iron Man Created the Formula for Every Marvel Movie

Latest Posts

  • • Worldbuilding and Exposition: 6 Writing Tips from Dune
  • • Writing a Perfect Scene: Bunk vs. Omar in The Wire
  • • Screenwriting Lessons from ALIENS
  • • The Story Problem at the Heart of the Snyder Cut
  • • WandaVision's Biggest Question Gets Deep
  • • Why The Queen's Gambit Is Such Smart Storytelling

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