PinnedDavid Rhoades·Mar 14, 2024Stories by TopicCheck out my lists to read articles by subject or theme-particularly if you followed me for a specific topic.
InThe Writing CooperativebyDavid Rhoades·Apr 10, 2024Beware of Advice from High PerformersHigh-level skill makes it difficult to give everyone else useful advice for one simple reason.A response icon2A response icon2
David Rhoades·Mar 29, 2024How the Pandemic Briefly Resurrected “Amnesia Horror”Three unrelated historical events produced an eerily similar horror trope related to memory loss, grief, and losing a loved one
InThe Narrative ArcbyDavid Rhoades·Mar 28, 2024I Needed a Mentor. Instead, I Became an AccompliceIt would be nearly a decade before I realized what was happeningA response icon11A response icon11
David Rhoades·Mar 27, 2024Is the 'Creator Economy' the Solution for Tech Monopolies?We need to grapple with the reality that most creators will never make a living trying to compete with billion-dollar tech platformsA response icon1A response icon1
David Rhoades·Mar 27, 2024Story Genius and the ‘Third Rail’ of NarrativeSpecific emotional meaning is the means to transmit universal meaning to the reader
InThe Writing CooperativebyDavid Rhoades·Mar 18, 2024Reconsidering the Dream of Being a Full-Time NovelistAs a 33-year-old unpublished author, I have to ask: is there middle ground between writing to yourself and writing for the market?A response icon8A response icon8
InA-CulturatedbyDavid Rhoades·Mar 13, 2024Buying Hot Cheetos at the Town SquareThrough street photography, I’m discovering the ways corner stores serve as the de-facto public spaces of the San Fernando Valley.A response icon2A response icon2
InThe Narrative ArcbyDavid Rhoades·Mar 11, 2024Test Your Friendship — Move a MattressLifting furniture makes a handy metaphor for intimacy.A response icon44A response icon44
InThe Writing CooperativebyDavid Rhoades·Mar 10, 2024Creating Believable Characters Who Generate Conflict NaturallyHow Showtime’s Billions perfectly illustrates a Hungarian playwright’s approach to generating conflict in fiction.A response icon1A response icon1
