Bryan Cohen

Exercise: Weaving a Story from a Few Simple Prompts

The children's books that I remember the most are the ones that came with an important message. Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day had a message of positivity and keeping your head up when it seemed like everything was coming crashing down around the protagonist. While

Exercise: Turn Holiday Fun Into a Publishable Story!

One of the first things you might think of when you think of a “classic tale” is one associated with a well-known and jubilantly celebrated holiday. Personally, you probably have about 20 stories that could easily be adapted into such a holiday yarn. Here are a few prompts that can

Exercise: Past, Present & Future

Some of my favorite stories when I was young truly cultivated my imagination. These stories included images of flying cars and video phones and all sorts of other technological advancements. We may still be a few years away from a flying car, but there’s no reason why you can’t touch

Exercise: The First Time!

Before I became a writer, I started off as an actor. I think that being an actor can teach you a great deal about characters and stories in general and I highly recommend taking a class someday if you haven’t. One piece of advice I heard as an actor was

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