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The Story Department Est. 2009 · Karel Segers
Section J · Post Series 39 entries 25 August 2026

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If you like longer contributions, check out these articles that run over several posts.

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Section J · Post Series Showing 19–24 of 39
  1. Structure: Jaws

    A structural overview of Jaws (Peter Benchley, Carl Gottlieb, Novel by Peter Benchley 1975) Steven Spielberg first drew me into…

    6 min
  2. Arcs and Endings (3)

    In a Q&A for Creative Screenwriting Magazine, Michael Arndt made the point that "happy endings are really underrated". It got…

    3 min
  3. Interview: Michael Hauge (2)

    Finally,

    1 min
  4. POV: When to Shift?

    Because the first shift of POV in a film may jolt the audience's experience, it works best where this brief…

    3 min
  5. Arcs and Endings (2)

    Should you write a happy ending? Commercial common sense will tell you: yes, you should. Robert McKee says: "Tell the…

    4 min
  6. Arcs and Endings (1)

    The finest writing not only reveals true character, but arcs or changes to that inner nature, for better or worse.…

    2 min