Choosing the right character to narrate this smaller story is critical to its success.

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

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.

Stereotype characters are often a sign of lazy writing. This episode gives us a good example of when to use shortcuts.

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.

Lily and Marshall’s wedding is finally here, and since this is a sitcom, you know absolutely everything is going to go wrong.

Your characters’ false beliefs might affect their behavior like Barney’s.

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.

The episode opens with the guys hanging out in a coffee shop where two main things happen. 1. The barista has a crush on Marshall and he...

There are three couples in this episode competing for the title. Robin and Ted - things are going great for them. So great, in fact, that...

At the opening of this episode, Ted is telling the guys and Robin is telling Lily that they’ve had their first big fight as a couple. Ted...

Once again, Ted opens this episode with an ominous teaser. “Life was good. But everything was about to change.” He’s telling us the...

This is the only episode in the entire series to start with “previously”s. It shows some background info: Ted is in a long-distance...

Tonight, we’re talking about unlikeable characters. Barney has been a jerk from the beginning, his behavior is almost entirely...