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A Chapter A Day

A Chapter A DayJul 1, 2026

About the World- The Maha

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A Chapter A Day

A Chapter A DayJun 27, 2026

About the World- Government

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A Chapter A Day

A Chapter A DayJun 26, 2026

About the Author

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gordonbrander.comJun 8, 2026

What, so what, now what

Driscoll's model of reflection (Driscoll, 1994): What? So what? Now what? Often used by the intelligence community to structure briefings. Good heuristic for generalized problem solving .

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gordonbrander.comOct 28, 2025

Zoom in, zoom out

Smaller story arc s can be composed into larger ones, or woven together. Try this: zoom into a small story arc about one or two people. Then zoom out to a larger related story arc. Then zoom back in. This works well when trying to communicate a…

gordonbrander.comOct 28, 2025

Three-act story structure

The three act story structure is a framework used in screenwriting and novels. Act 1 — Setup Beginning Inciting incident Second thoughts Climax of act 1 Act 2 — Confrontation Obstacle Obstacle (ascending action) Midpoint (big twist!) Obstacle…

gordonbrander.comOct 28, 2025

The elements of story: Situation Conflict Climax Resolution This is the traditional story arc, and it has many incarnations: Hero's journey — Joseph Campbell's Monomyth Once there was a — fairytale structure Three-act story structure Lost and…

gordonbrander.comOct 28, 2025

Structure by plot

When telling a story, structure by plot, not by order of information. "Plot" means "one thing leads to another". See also: storytelling , story arc .

gordonbrander.comOct 28, 2025

In film, a split edit is a cut that changes the audio and visuals at different times. This helps with continuity between cuts. The audio acts as an off-ramp from the previous scene, or an on-ramp to the next. An L Cut overlaps audio from the…

gordonbrander.comOct 28, 2025

Peaks and troughs

People remember: The emotional peak experience The emotional troughs (low) experience The beginning The end This has implications for everything from service design to storytelling .

gordonbrander.comOct 28, 2025

Once there was a

Once upon a time there was ___ . Every day, ___ . One day ___ . Because of that, ___ . Because of that, ___ . Until finally ___ . Related: storytelling , story arc .

gordonbrander.comOct 28, 2025

In Understanding Comics , Scott McCloud identifies a vocabulary of panel-to-panel transitions used in comics: Moment-to-moment portrays time. Action-to-action portrays key frames in an event. Subject-to-subject take us between different subjects…

gordonbrander.comOct 28, 2025

Every design should have at least one moment of surprise. No matter how austere, no matter how formalist, no matter how devoted to function, your design should have a moment of delight. That's how you know it was designed for humans. Polish,…

gordonbrander.comOct 28, 2025

Meaning, detail, drama

Some raw ingredients for storytelling : Meaning: 2 levels of meaning Detail Drama: story arc Stories that are too abstract fail to connect. What are 2 details you can bring in to evoke space and place? Focus on sensory perception.

gordonbrander.comOct 28, 2025

"Lost and Found" is a story arc found in fairy tales and commercials. An important object, individual, or relationship personifies the whole dramatic arc. If the thing lost has immediate, visceral value (a wedding ring), this works…

gordonbrander.comOct 28, 2025

Ira Glass on Storytelling

Ira Glass on storytelling : Ira Glass on Storytelling, part 1 : Ira Glass on Storytelling, part 2 : Ira Glass on Storytelling, part 3 : Ira Glass on Storytelling, part 4 :

gordonbrander.comOct 28, 2025

*Record Scratch*: Yup, that's me. You're probably wondering how I ended up in this situation.

gordonbrander.comOct 28, 2025

All stories should happen at human scale, because meaning happens at human scale. Statistics w/o human stories attached fail to convey meaning. All numbers ending in "illion" are functionally equivalent for the purpose of pursuasion.…

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gordonbrander.comOct 28, 2025

Variations on The Hero's Journey turn up in myth: Known Thinks he's ordinary Call to adventure Supernatural aid Threshold guardian(s) Unknown 5. Threshold (beginning of transformation) 6. Helper/mentor 7. Challenges and temptations 8. Helper…

gordonbrander.comOct 28, 2025

Expectation, silence, surprise

Ze Frank, ( Life Rythmn ): Storytelling is the mastery of expectation, silence, surprise. See also: Ma , storytelling .

gordonbrander.comOct 28, 2025

Civilizational forgetting

Reverse Alfred North Whitehead: civilization dissolves by slowly forgetting the important operations which we can perform without thinking about them. Community of practice , scenius , communal knowledge , metis exists between the members of a…

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Priceless MiscJul 2, 2025

Your Story Is Probably Good Enough, Your Execution Isn't

Most brands already have a compelling story. The gap between modest and exceptional video ROI comes down to production execution and craftsmanship.

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Devtools FM

Devtools FMApr 28, 2024

Maggie Appleton - Visual Storytelling in Tech, Designing for AI, and the Future of Coding

Maggie Appleton explores visual storytelling in tech, digital gardening concepts, designing AI interfaces, and building the research tool Elicit.

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Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet

Tedium: The Dull Side of the InternetJul 30, 2021

The Things That Go Bump On The Web

Explaining the power of collaborative fiction on the web—particularly the extremely compelling work of the SCP Foundation.