A good romance author will tell you that kissing and even sex are not markers of intimacy.

When adults read YA fiction, or watch YA shows, the teen behavior is suddenly seen as stupid, vapid, unrealistic, or even reprehensible.

They all prevaricate about her, but they all do it in different ways. This is more about the other characters than it is about Robin.

This is the reality of the Manic Pixie characters: they can't really function.

Ted can’t tell a short version of a story to save his life, so this is the principle we’re learning: postponing a reveal.

7 steps to redeeming a villain or antagonist in your writing.

This week, we’re talking about closeness and how these storylines demonstrate that these characters are now closer than ever.

To get a story, you have to dig. Either dig into the past, asking “but why?” or “but how?” or dig into the future by asking “so what?”.

They focused on the emotional impact, not the specifics. Barney loses money, the friend group holds their tradition a day late.

This episode opens with a flashback to kindergarten, where Ted wants to be an architect but is bullied for it. It immediately flashes...

This week, we are talking about Red Herrings and the awesome payoff you get when you execute them well, so we need to start talking about...

This episode opens up with Lily and Marshall rushing to book their dream wedding venue. They have this really funny scene where they are...