MICHAEL DANTE DiMARTINO

Now that Korra and Asami’s final moment is out in the world, it seems like an appropriate time to express how I feel about it. I didn’t...

Bryan and I were guests on the Nerdist Writer’s Panel podcast with Ben Blacker. We talked about the creation of the show, the move to...

The premise has been written, we’re received notes from the network, and now we’re ready for phase two — the outline! Legend of...

This is the first of a 3-part post about the writing process for A:TLA and Legend of Korra. My goal is to describe the steps we take to...

How do we balance our creative minds with our critical minds? “If you take life absolutely seriously, you must realize there’s the...

It was a long, at times difficult journey, but here we are at the end of Book 2: Spirits. It’s hard to believe, but we wrote the scripts...

As most of you know by now, at the end of The Search part 1, Zuko finds a letter from his father that suggests he may not be Ozai’s son...

I thought Superman’s time had long past. And I didn’t expect to enjoy the new movie as much as I did. How can there be anything...

The Legend of Korra soundtrack will be released on July 16th. This marks a huge milestone for the show. Bryan and I (among many others)...

For a long time, I never believed you could learn writing from a book. The writing process seemed too mysterious and magical to be...

In writing my last blog post and reading all of your thoughtful comments, I feel that there is a lot more to explore about this topic....

Following the Aurora shooting, Gangster Squad’s release was delayed and a scene in which a shooting occurred in a movie theater was...

This past Saturday I went to a great panel at the television academy for Breaking Bad. Hosted by Conan O’Brien (who it turns out is a...

The first part of The Search was released in comic book stores today and should be in wide release in the next couple of weeks. And so...

Sketchnotes for “The Great Cauldron of Story” with Maria Tatar (Photo credit: On Being) In this fascinating interview with Krista...

Quick disclaimer — if you have adverse reactions to spoilers, then you might not want to read on. I finally watched Argo this weekend....

Since we read and watch stories in order to understand ourselves and our world, it follows that we are looking for meaning in story. In...

How is a story able to draw you in, capture your imagination, and keep you coming back for more? Why do we get addicted to marathoning...

In the book Winning The Story Wars, author Jonah Sachs defines a story this way: “Stories are a particular type of human communication...

I learned about the amazing story of Vivian Maier last year and I’ve been hooked on it ever since.  It has everything that makes for a...