Holes: The Archive

An early piece I wrote about how they made a small change for the movie that robbed it of a lot of its power, but they had little choice, because all behavior looks worse onscreen:

• Books Vs. Movies, Addendum: All Behavior Looks Worse Onscreen, Part 2

And here's my recent Annotation project series:

• The Annotation Project: Holes
• Rulebook Casefile: Why Do We Like Stanley in “Holes”?
• Storyteller’s Rulebook: How to Write a Great Villain Introduction
• Rulebook Casefile: The Power of Mixing Information Superior, Information Inferior, and Equal Information Positions
• Storyteller’s Rulebook: Writing for Reluctant Readers
• Storyteller’s Rulebook: Establish the Worst Things That Could Happen