Each episode (both in individual story and plot) advances Ted’s story as he bonds with the team and the organization. For example: Early on in the series, there was tension between two players ...

A plot device is used to progress a story—and how you use a plot device can make or break your story. Here are examples and advice for using plot devices.

If this plot sounds vaguely familiar to readers, that is likely because “P.S. I Hate You” borrows its premise from the Shirley Jackson short story “The Impossibility of Evil.” ...

Eve failed her test. Still, with Eden lost, and knowledge gained, she became a prototype for what Lois E. Bueler calls the tested-woman plot: “one of the great story machines of all time.” To ...