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Story Ideas & Process

How to find story ideas and build a writing process: Homework for Life, stealing like an artist, creative constraints, combining genres, and using AI to tell better stories.

Story Structure

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20 Classic Story Themes (from Rap)

Dec 9, 2023

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13 min read

20 Classic Story Themes (from Rap)

Build narratives like a rapper

Nathan Baugh
Nathan Baugh

The Science of Story

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3 ways to use AI to tell better stories

Oct 1, 2023

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10 min read

3 ways to use AI to tell better stories

AI is an accelerant, not a replacement

Nathan Baugh
Nathan Baugh

Story Structure

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100 Timeless Plot Archetypes

Aug 5, 2023

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15 min read

100 Timeless Plot Archetypes

Proven storytelling structures you can use to take the reader on a similar, but different, journey

Nathan Baugh
Nathan Baugh

Story Ideas & Process

Hidden in plain sight

Jul 22, 2023

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6 min read

Hidden in plain sight

3 ways to capture & practice stories in your everyday life

Nathan Baugh
Nathan Baugh

Story Ideas & Process

How to steal like an artist (storytelling version)

Jul 14, 2023

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4 min read

How to steal like an artist (storytelling version)

3 techniques to come up with unlimited, original story ideas

Nathan Baugh
Nathan Baugh

Story Ideas & Process

Connected Creativity

Feb 18, 2023

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6 min read

Connected Creativity

Or, House of Cards meets The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

Nathan Baugh
Nathan Baugh

Story Ideas & Process

The Show About Nothing

Feb 11, 2023

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6 min read

The Show About Nothing

Seinfeld and Tarantino teach us about writing and taking the hard way

Nathan Baugh
Nathan Baugh

Story Ideas & Process

The stories we tell ourselves

Jan 7, 2023

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7 min read

The stories we tell ourselves

The most important story you tell is between your own two ears

Nathan Baugh
Nathan Baugh

Story Ideas & Process

10 Paradoxes of Story

Dec 3, 2022

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7 min read

10 Paradoxes of Story

On craft, emotion, and open loops

Nathan Baugh
Nathan Baugh

Story Ideas & Process

How to generate 100s of story ideas every year from your daily life

Nov 27, 2022

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7 min read

How to generate 100s of story ideas every year from your daily life

Tactics from Kendrick Lamar and Matthew Dicks

Nathan Baugh
Nathan Baugh

Story Ideas & Process

The Power of Constraints

Nov 12, 2022

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6 min read

The Power of Constraints

Neil Gaiman’s 3-step process for boosting creativity and productivity

Nathan Baugh
Nathan Baugh

Business Storytelling

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Storytelling engines

Sep 17, 2022

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7 min read

Storytelling engines

How you can build a storytelling engine for yourself and your brand

Nathan Baugh
Nathan Baugh

Hooks & Openings

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Hidden in plain sight

Sep 4, 2022

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6 min read

Hidden in plain sight

Capturing stories in everyday life

Nathan Baugh
Nathan Baugh

Story Ideas & Process

Stories, tradition, and narrative transport

Aug 13, 2022

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5 min read

Stories, tradition, and narrative transport

How humans evolved to need stories

Nathan Baugh
Nathan Baugh

Story Structure

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You're a wizard, Harry

Jun 25, 2022

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7 min read

You're a wizard, Harry

The structure behind the #2 best selling book of the last 25 years

Nathan Baugh
Nathan Baugh
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