Tomorrow night, millions of homes around the world will be preparing for an invasion—one spurred on by tiny armies of goblins, ghosts, monsters, and a plethora of Marvel Cinematic Universe characters. Come October every year, and sometimes even before the last week of September has fully passed, we engage in a slow-burn ritual which celebrates…

Let me take a moment to give you a very clear, very simple example of not only good writing, but good storytelling. The first time I watched the Pixar movie Coco, there was a point during Miguel’s opening narration where I cringed a little. It was the moment when he tells the audience his favorite…