This is the structure of a lot of stories we hear on the radio. It's a series of quotes from people (the vertical lines) commenting on one topic (horizontal line). He said. She said. Critics disagree.

The classic three act story structure — a setting and character setup followed by a confrontation that ends in a resolution — is popular among writers in all media. But ditching this convention, ...

Once upon a time, a long time ago, I was considering the possibility that there might be more to screen drama than external conflict-driven plotting when, as if hit by a thunderbolt, a new paradigm of ...