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Top 10 Things I Learned About Writing From Anora (2024)

Stylized 50s-inspired cubist artwork of a 23-year-old woman with straight black hair, sitting in a nightclub surrounded by neon lights. The angular, high-contrast design captures the themes of passion, frustration, and creativity in storytelling, inspired by Anora.

Reading Time: 4 minutesGreetings, Fiction Igniters! So, let’s talk about Anora, the little indie film that just pulled off an everything-everywhere-all-at-once moment at the Oscars, nabbing Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Editing—all thanks to the powerhouse that is Sean Baker. It’s raw, it’s entertaining, it’s well-crafted… but, uh, Best Picture? Best Original Screenplay? I […]

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The Storytelling Playbook You Never Knew You Needed: A Deep Dive into John Truby’s The Anatomy of Story

Abstract mid-century graphic art illustration of storytelling elements inspired by John Truby's The Anatomy of Story, featuring dynamic geometric shapes and Fiction Ignition’s bold color palette.

Reading Time: 7 minutesHello, Fiction Igniters! If you’ve ever wrestled a blank page like it owed you money, spent hours questioning your own genius, or tried to stitch together a story only to end up with Frankenstein’s monster instead of a masterpiece—boy, do I have a book for you! Strap in, my Incendiary Inkmasters, because today we’re cracking

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