Bill Johnson is author of A Story is a Promise & The Spirit of Storytelling, a popular book to guide new writers to an understanding of the mechanics of storytelling. His plays have been produced around the United States and in Mexico, England, and Dubai.
See the About page below for more information.
All material on this web site copyright 1998-2026 Bill Johnson; all rights reserved.
Principles of
Storytelling
Foundation Principles of Storytelling
Embedding Story Ideas in Action
Using Narrative Tension to Create Compelling Stories
Novel Reviews that Explore Story Structure
Conveying a Character's Journey on the First Page of a Novel
Complex Story, Simple QuestionsWriting a Novel With a Message
Reading to Write, a novel way to write a novel, includes reviews of Catherine Hyde Ryan's Funeral for Horses,
excerpts from Catcher in the Rye,
Harlan Coben's Tell No One, The Tin Drum, The Bell Jar, and Lady Chatterly's Lover. It
is available for free from Draft2Digital.
Movie Reviews that Explore Principles of Storytelling
Using a Timeline to Tell a Story
Advancing a Story and Plot Via Revelation and Subtext
A review of the structure of Guardians of the Galaxy
A review of the horror film Polterheist
Capsule movie reviews that explore principles of storytelling
Kernels to Storytelling Mastery, reviews of popular movies, including Groundhog Day, Lethal Weapon, and Die Hard, available for free
from Draft2Digital. Great writing tips for new writers!
Play Reviews that
Explore Principles of Creating Drama
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf
Developing Complex Characters Who Grow and Change
Mastering Story Structure - A Guide for Writing Unforgettable Plays is available for free via
Draft2Digital. Includes full beat by beat breakdown of all five acts
of Romeo and Juliet.
About the Author
I've created an updated version of my journal, Experiences With the Energy Body. In this work I set out how I came to understand my energy body and my current process to create maps of the energy flow around my body.
More detailed images of the energy flow around my face, head, and body are included.
Find out more at my Energy Body website.
The journal is available for .99 as a Kindle ebook on Amazon and on Draft2Digital. It's also available in print from Amazon.If you want to learn about your energy body, you've come to the right place!
