We've all grown up with fairy tales, stories of princesses and magic, lore and legend, beauty and overwhelming wealth.  Challenging stories of love such as Snow White, Cinderella, and Rapunzel.  Cautionary tales such as the Emperor's New Clothes and Hansel and Gretel.  Evil witches and step-mothers haunting our dreams.  Join Steven and Sarah as we explore fairy tales and then create a new story full of wonder and magic.Twitter: @CreatorsPBPodFacebook: Creator's PlaybookEpisode Hashtag: #cppodcast056Website: Creator's Playbook 

To truly understand our humanity we sometimes need to take the humanity out of the character. In this episode Steven and Michael explore the different aspects of story telling through the lens of a space debris cleanup robot as he struggles between subroutines.Resources:Boston Dynamics Dancing Robots: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fn3KWM1kuAwMiyazaki Reacts to Zombies: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfxlgHBaxEUFlexible Muscle-Based Locomotion for Bipedal Creatures: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgaEE27nsQwGoogle's DeepMind AI Just Taught Itself To Walk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gn4nRCC9TwQTwitter: @CreatorsPBPodFacebook: Creator's PlaybookEpisode Hashtag: #cppodcast055Website: Creator's Playbook 

Some of the best stories have a twist ending. There are many kinds of plot twists out there and we will eventually talk about all of them, but today we are going to talk about the Character Role Reversal, where the "bad guy" actually turns out to be the good guy, or likewise, the the seemingly good guy was bad all along. When you cause an authentic gasp from your audience you know you've done your job well as a storyteller! So what makes a good role reversal? Where do you hide the breadcrumbs that point all the fingers at the truth but they never saw it coming? That is what we are going to discover today on Creator's Playbook!Twitter: @CreatorsPBPodFacebook: Creator's PlaybookEpisode Hashtag: #cppodcast054Website: Creator's Playbook 

How do you feel when a thief steals your wallet? Now how does it feel when a friend, or a family member, or a partner, does the very same? The very word betrayal inspires drama of all shapes and sizes. Join Robbie and Michael today as they explore the workings of Betrayals in story telling.Twitter: @CreatorsPBPodFacebook: Creator's PlaybookEpisode Hashtag: #cppodcast053Website: Creator's Playbook 

What was the moment our life changed directions? What caused it? Why did that thing create a proverbial hinge in our own lives and send us off to new things and new places. Turning Point is something not only all stories share, but we ourselves experienced personally throughout our lives. Join Robbie and Sarah as they take a character and push them in a new direciton.Twitter: @CreatorsPBPodFacebook: Creator's PlaybookEpisode Hashtag: #cppodcast052Website: Creator's Playbook 

There is nothing better in this world than a faithful furry companion. In today's episode of Creator's Playbook, we talk all about stories with animal companions! What makes a great animal companion, how do they help the main characters grow, and how can we learn from them as an audience?Twitter: @CreatorsPBPodFacebook: Creator's PlaybookEpisode Hashtag: #cppodcast051Website: Creator's Playbook 

From Romantic beginnings, to lost loved ones, Unexpected letters can enrich your stories with messages your characters need to get them to where they should be to make your stories great; for an unexpected letter can send your story off in mysterious ways. Join Michael, Robbie, Sarah, and Steven as we talk about messages your character could not possibly expect and take you on an adventure from one unexpected letter to the next. Bonus content at 42:28 : Space CommandTwitter: @CreatorsPBPodFacebook: Creator's PlaybookEpisode Hashtag: #cppodcast050Website: Creator's Playbook

Ireland is full of lore and mysticism.  From fairies who are in touch with nature, luring strangers to their time transporting fairy rings.  To Pooka's, ghostly horses who beckon both good and bad omens.  And the legendary Finn McCool... who gains knowledge by sucking his thumb.  But nothing is more symbolically tied to Ireland than the Leprechauns, magical creatures who tempt with wishes and gold.   Join Michael and Sarah as they create a story surrounding the Leprechaun with possibilities beyond space and time.Twitter: @CreatorsPBPodFacebook: Creator's PlaybookEpisode Hashtag: #cppodcast049Website: Creator's Playbook

A misplaced wallet. An ancient temple entombed by hundreds of years of jungle and vegetation. The misplaced letter calling for peace between two warring generals. All of us in our lives have experienced something lost, whether it be precious or otherwise. And when we're driven to find those things, or those things summon within us precious feelings and emotions when they are found, a story is born. Join Robbie and Steven as they do a story on lost things!Twitter: @CreatorsPBPodFacebook: Creator's PlaybookEpisode Hashtag: #cppodcast048Website: Creator's Playbook

Beyond our world exists limitless other worlds, possibilities and civilizations. A single quarter sized view of space can hold billions of galaxy and trillions upon trillions of stars just waiting to be discovered. The problem is, we just can't seem to get there in our lifetime. Today, Michael and Robbie will take a crack at an old sci-fi favorite, Faster Than Light travel, where we create our own method of breaking the intergalactic speed barrier.Twitter: @CreatorsPBPodFacebook: Creator's PlaybookEpisode Hashtag: #cppodcast047Website: Creator's Playbook