Topic du jour: Do you like light or heavy movies? I watch heavy, depressing movies. She likes lighter movies. What do you like? My official website https://www.mirov.com/ Mirov is available now. https://a.co/d/i1rXvnm Linktree https://linktr.ee/thedavidchoke Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thedavidchoke Story Demon https://www.mirov.com/story-dem…

Topic du jour: Do you want to live Minimalist? My official website https://www.mirov.com/ Mirov is available now. https://a.co/d/i1rXvnm Linktree https://linktr.ee/thedavidchoke Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thedavidchoke Story Demon https://www.mirov.com/story-demon SMC https://www.socialmediacowboys.com/ eBay https://www.ebay.com/usr/alamoban…

Topic du jour: What animal would you least like to fight? Animal you identify with the most? My official website https://www.mirov.com/ Mirov is available now. https://a.co/d/i1rXvnm Linktree https://linktr.ee/thedavidchoke Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thedavidchoke Story Demon https://www.mirov.com/story-demon SMC https://www.socialmediacowbo…

Story Demon w/ Celeste & David C. - Chapter One & Dialogue The Importance of Chapter One and the Dialogue of your characters, right from the beginning. Celeste Prater's site celesteprater.com My official website https://www.mirov.com/ Mirov is available now. https://a.co/d/i1rXvnm Linktree https://linktr.ee/thedavidchoke Facebook https://www.facebo…

Topic du jour: Do you think Aliens are Real? What about Bigfoot & Ghosts? My official website https://www.mirov.com/ Mirov is available now. https://a.co/d/i1rXvnm Linktree https://linktr.ee/thedavidchoke Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thedavidchoke Story Demon https://www.mirov.com/story-demon SMC https://www.socialmediacowboys.com/ eBay https:…

Topic du jour: Do you have Me Time built into your relationship? My official website https://www.mirov.com/ Mirov is available now. https://a.co/d/i1rXvnm Linktree https://linktr.ee/thedavidchoke Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thedavidchoke Story Demon https://www.mirov.com/story-demon SMC https://www.socialmediacowboys.com/ eBay https://www.eba…

Topic du jour: Are there types of movies and shows you won't watch, no matter what? My official website https://www.mirov.com/ Mirov is available now. https://a.co/d/i1rXvnm Linktree https://linktr.ee/thedavidchoke Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thedavidchoke Story Demon https://www.mirov.com/story-demon SMC https://www.socialmediacowboys.com/ e…

Topic du jour: At What Point in Your Relationship can you Burp and Fart in Front of Each Other My official website https://www.mirov.com/ Mirov is available now. https://a.co/d/i1rXvnm Linktree https://linktr.ee/thedavidchoke Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thedavidchoke Story Demon https://www.mirov.com/story-demon SMC https://www.socialmediacow…

Topic du jour: Do all these life hacks work? My official website https://www.mirov.com/ Mirov is available now. https://a.co/d/i1rXvnm Linktree https://linktr.ee/thedavidchoke Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thedavidchoke Mirov https://www.mirov.com Story Demon https://www.mirov.com/story-demon SMC https://www.socialmediacowboys.com/ eBay https:/…

Story Demon w/ Celeste & David C. - World Building and How to Do It Celeste Prater's site celesteprater.com My official website https://www.mirov.com/ Mirov is available now. https://a.co/d/i1rXvnm Linktree https://linktr.ee/thedavidchoke Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thedavidchoke Story Demon https://www.mirov.com/story-demon SMC https://www.s…

Topic du jour: College started. NFL is about to. So is it football or nah for you? Are some of you couples split on one liking it and the other one not liking it? My official website https://www.mirov.com/ Mirov is available now. https://a.co/d/i1rXvnm Linktree https://linktr.ee/thedavidchoke Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thedavidchoke Mirov ht…

Topic du jour: Eyebrows, eyelashes, and all the things women have to do and men don't. My official website https://www.mirov.com/ Mirov is available now. https://a.co/d/i1rXvnm Linktree https://linktr.ee/thedavidchoke Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thedavidchoke Mirov https://www.mirov.com Story Demon https://www.mirov.com/story-demon SMC https:…

Story Demon w/ Celeste & David C. - A Beta Reader's Point of View Colleen joins us to share her experience as a beta reader of Mirov and her thoughts on books as a reader in general. Celeste Prater's site www.celesteprater.com My official website https://www.mirov.com/ Mirov is available now. https://a.co/d/i1rXvnm Linktree https://linktr.ee/thedav…

Topic du jour: Those people who constantly post they are going out on date night, vacation, or to a bar or club. How ya'll doing that? My official website https://www.mirov.com/ Mirov is available now. https://a.co/d/i1rXvnm Linktree https://linktr.ee/thedavidchoke Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thedavidchoke Mirov https://www.mirov.com Story De…

Topic du jour: Is inflation hitting you at the grocery store? What is it costing you now at restaurants? My official website https://www.mirov.com/ Mirov is available now. https://a.co/d/i1rXvnm Linktree https://linktr.ee/thedavidchoke Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thedavidchoke Mirov https://www.mirov.com Story Demon https://www.mirov.com/stor…

Topic du jour: Pet Smiles. Do pets smile or are you projecting? And NO, not every show will be about pets. I promise. But this was really funny. My official website https://www.mirov.com/ Mirov is available now. https://a.co/d/i1rXvnm Linktree https://linktr.ee/thedavidchoke Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thedavidchoke Mirov https://www.mirov.co…

Story Demon w/ Celeste & David C. - How to Craft an Antagonist People will Love to Hate Special Guest Jeffrey Fellin Celeste Prater's site www.celesteprater.com My official website https://www.mirov.com/ Mirov is available now. https://a.co/d/i1rXvnm Linktree https://linktr.ee/thedavidchoke Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thedavidchoke Story Demo…

Mirov - The Story behind the Prologue My official website https://www.mirov.com/ Mirov is available now. https://a.co/d/i1rXvnm Linktree https://linktr.ee/thedavidchoke Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thedavidchoke Story Demon https://www.mirov.com/story-demon SMC https://www.socialmediacowboys.com/ eBay https://www.ebay.com/usr/alamobandit Mirov…

Topic du jour: Meet Murphy. Our new kitty! My official website https://www.mirov.com/ Mirov is available now. https://a.co/d/i1rXvnm Linktree https://linktr.ee/thedavidchoke Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thedavidchoke Mirov https://www.mirov.com Story Demon https://www.mirov.com/story-demon SMC https://www.socialmediacowboys.com/ eBay https://w…

You want people to love your book and the best way to do that is to make them love your protagonist. But make them lovable and someone people can root for. Find out how and why in this episode of Story Demon! Celeste Prater's site celesteprater.com My official website https://www.mirov.com/ Mirov is available now. https://a.co/d/i1rXvnm Linktree ht…

What do you do when you are facing Writer's Block? Or...is there even such a thing? Celeste Prater's site celesteprater.com My official website https://www.mirov.com/ Mirov is available now. https://a.co/d/i1rXvnm Linktree https://linktr.ee/thedavidchoke Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thedavidchoke Story Demon https://www.davidchoke.com/story-de…

The cadence and voice of Daniel Plainview and Hans Landa. Their demeanors, their awkwardness. All of these aspects influenced a character in Mirov. Can you create a threatening figure through tone, unpredictability, and feel? My official website https://www.davidchoke.com/ Mirov is available now. https://a.co/d/i1rXvnm Linktree https://linktr.ee/th…

Outline everything! Outline characters, story, look, themes, you name it. We will tell you how and why! Celeste Prater's site celesteprater.com My official website https://www.mirov.com/ Mirov is available now. https://a.co/d/i1rXvnm Linktree https://linktr.ee/thedavidchoke Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thedavidchoke Story Demon https://www.dav…

The ending of The Raiders of the Lost Ark is brutal in its depiction of evil toying with what it doesn't understand, respect, and value. Spielberg's ability to step through the processes of the scene, the ceremony, and then the slaughter of the bad guys is unflinching and pulls no punches. Imagine an entire work created with this mentality in mind.…

Before you write and in your planning, know your genre and your theme. What are you writing? Who are you writing for? What do they expect to see? Celeste Prater's site celesteprater.com My official website https://www.mirov.com/ Mirov is available now. https://a.co/d/i1rXvnm Linktree https://linktr.ee/thedavidchoke Facebook https://www.facebook.com…

No scene might display the absolute tenacity and relentlessness of a hell-bent protagonist like the car chase in The French Connection! Editing, music, lack of music, acting, camera work, stunt work, all of it at the peak of perfection. Imagine a whole story infused with this burst of energy? My official website https://www.mirov.com/ Mirov is avai…

Story Demon w/ Celeste Prater & David C. Hoke - How we met and Learning Story Craft Hear our story of how we met, our books, our adventures, and our journey to being published authors and screenwriters. Celeste Prater's site celesteprater.com My official website https://www.mirov.com/ Mirov is available now. https://a.co/d/i1rXvnm Linktree https://…

Mirov - Die Hard and the beauty of peril The last stretch of Die Hard is such a beautiful exercise in peril and heightened action, intensity, and emotion for a prolonged stretch. Perfectly edited, filmed, acted, directed, and executed. And the SOUND! My official website https://www.mirov.com/ Mirov is available now. https://a.co/d/i1rXvnm Linktree …

Robocop's classic scene ED-209 vs Kenny scene influenced me more than anything else in my entire creative career. I even wrote a whole article about there right here: https://www.davidchoke.com/post/an-author-s-introduction-to-himself-and-his-story The power of the big droid vs this little yuppie who didn't deserve any of this, taking place in a bo…

Star Trek II The Wrath of Khan is one of my favorite movies of all time and my favorite scene in the film is the first clash between Kirk and Khan. The timing and pacing are perfect and the flip from despair to getting out of a fix is executed to precision. I wanted to create a book that captured this type of moment over and over again. Hopefully I…

Does your story have a "MacGuffin"? If not, you probably ought to consider adding one. It's more than just a plot device. Don't dismiss it as a contrivance. They work, they are fundamental, and the greats have used them plenty. My official website https://www.mirov.com/ Mirov is available now. https://a.co/d/i1rXvnm Linktree https://linktr.ee/theda…

Conflict is story. Whether internal, external, humanity vs. nature, good guy vs. bad guy, it doesn't matter. Without conflict, you have no story. This applies to comedy, drama, horror, scifi, every genre. The reader/viewer should dread what is to come. They should feel uneasy about the upcoming fight, upcoming battle, upcoming ball game, upcoming d…

Sidekicks give your audience an "in" to the world of your story. Either giving your protagonist someone to bounce questions off of or to give answers to. Whether it be information about that universe, location, or emotional insight, having someone to bounce off of gives your story more depth than you'd be able to conceive without it. Learn to craft…

Bad guys can make or break your story. The better the villain, the better the movie, book, video game, comic, you name it. They have to have clear desires and have relatable--yet twisted--goals. Don't be afraid to fall in love with your antagonist. Learn to craft your novel, screenplay, or story. Is your story clear? Does it make sense? Can people …

Make a protagonist your audience will love, write fan fiction about, wear the t-shirts, and share the memes. Don't be afraid to beat the hell out of your protagonist. Learn to craft your novel, screenplay, or story. Is your story clear? Does it make sense? Can people easily tell what is happening, why it is happening, and what each character's goal…

An interview with fitness and wellness coach Jerry Snider. How does an athlete's mindset help you in writing a book? Jerry's site https://www.allinhealthandwellness.com/ Jerry's Podcast Links https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/confidence-through-health/id1467310269 https://www.allinhealthandwellness.com/confidence-through-health Jerry's Books on…

Learn to craft your novel, screenplay, or story. Is your story clear? Does it make sense? Can people easily tell what is happening, why it is happening, and what each character's goals are? If not, we will figure out how to make sure it does. Filmed at Metro West. My official website https://www.mirov.com/ Mirov is available now. https://a.co/d/i1r…

The Rule of Three's can be put into action in a real, practical sense. You can use it to actually craft a story from just an idea. Use this method to go from a simple image that is stuck in your head and turn it into your own epic story. See Part 1 here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BMtlp_Vau4&t=539s Filmed at Metro West. My official website ht…

Learn to craft your novel, screenplay, or story. The Rule of Three's is the most fundamental rule to learn, first and foremost. If you learn just one thing, this is that one thing! See Part 2 here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1QX6pfBlnQ&t=9s Filmed at Metro West. A Killing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KhwgGXFykU A Killing Script for the Sh…

Welcome to Story Demon. There is a craft to storytelling, and I will teach you how to take an idea from just an idea and into a full fledge story. I write books, do marketing, sell stuff on eBay, and we have an ad agency. Check them out at the links below. My official website https://www.mirov.com/ Mirov is available now. https://a.co/d/i1rXvnm Lin…