Whether it’s Joaquin Phoenix transforming his Joker from awkward party clown into highly disturbing villain, or Margot Robbie’s Barbie growing more complex and cognizant with every new ...

Story arcs in Naruto ... Manga and anime feature some of the best examples of arc-based storytelling in the modern age. Longer series — particularly in the shonen genre — are structured ...

We might even have the feeling that the self is constantly just beginning. Life doesn’t need a narrative arc. We don’t have to be the stories we endlessly tell and retell about ourselves.

The findings (Boyd, Blackburn, & Pennebaker, 2020) on "The Narrative Arc: Revealing Core Narrative Structures Through Text Analysis," were published on August 7 in the journal Science Advances.

I’ve edited down my footage enough to see that there is something there, but I can’t yet identify a clear narrative arc. I’ve got two characters and a strong sense of place/setting/backdrop. There is ...

The findings (Boyd, Blackburn, & Pennebaker, 2020) on "The Narrative Arc: Revealing Core Narrative Structures Through Text Analysis," were published on August 7 in the journal Science Advances.

Think of your favorite serialized TV show as an example of why strategy matters when developing a story arc. As a viewer, you recognize that each episode is building out a larger storyline that ...

By: Jitender Dabas As a parent of a 5-year-old, I often wonder whether, growing up in a cosmopolitan environment, my daughter will ever know and connect with the story of my growing-up years.

How’s the weather? This week’s Conundrum is perfect for a rainy day — or a sunny one, for that matter. We’ve encoded a message letter by letter, using a colorful cipher that looks ...