After reading hundreds of screenplays, I can tell you five categories - pillars of storytelling - that readers look for in every story, no matter its format. What are they, and what do they have to do with personal growth? I'm glad you ask...

Are you taking an active role in your own life, or are you just living day to day with people and events that happen to you? It's time to view yourself in Hero-mode.

Our lives are epic stories, in which we are both Heroes and Authors. What makes for good storytelling can be used for personal growth.

"You're here to learn patience." My out-of-body experience in Machu Picchu, Peru.