Monthly Archives: July 2010

Sequences, Variations, and Acts

Posted on July 22, 2010 by Melanie Anne Phillips

A Dramatica user just asked: I have reached a small roadblock in reference to SEQUENCE, in terms of a division of ACT and organization of SCENE. The term is not covered in your Dramaticapedia pages nor in your theory book … Continue reading →

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Write a Novel or Screenplay Step by Step

Posted on July 9, 2010 by Melanie Anne Phillips

Let’s not kid ourselves.  It’s not really possible to write a novel (or screenplay) step by step because that’s not how the creative mind works.  Rather, we come to a story with a whole bag of bits and pieces of … Continue reading →

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How to Use Dramatica & StoryWeaver Together

Posted on July 9, 2010 by Melanie Anne Phillips

A writer who has both Dramatica and StoryWeaver Story Development Software recently asked me what was the best way to use them together.  Specifically, how could he take the information he got for one of the programs and apply it … Continue reading →

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