Monthly Archives: April 2012

Writing from the Passionate Self

Posted on April 26, 2012 by Melanie Anne Phillips

Who are you, really? Do you even know? Or do you just think you know? At the center of our beings, at the heart of our souls, can be found the truth of our identity: our compassion, our anger, the … Continue reading →

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Finding Inspiration

Posted on April 13, 2012 by Melanie Anne Phillips

We all know that writing is not just about assembling words, but also about assembling ideas. When we actually sit down to write, we may have our ideas all worked out in advance or we may have no idea what … Continue reading →

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Story Structure Part 10 (video)

Posted on April 9, 2012 by Melanie Anne Phillips

“The Four Throughlines, Part One” http://storymindguru.com/dramatica-unplugged/10%20The%20Four%20Throughlines%20-%20Part%20One.htm In this episode I explore the first two of four throughlines essential to every complete story.  Throughlines are based on different perspectives on a story, much as you might have four cameras covering a … Continue reading →

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Story Structure Part 9 (video)

Posted on April 6, 2012 by Melanie Anne Phillips

“The Story Mind Revisited” In this episode I expand the Story Mind concept and provide some additional perspectives on how it applies to practical storytelling. Here’s the video link: http://storymindguru.com/dramatica-unplugged/9%20The%20Story%20Mind.htm .

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Dramatica’s Semantics Explained

Posted on April 5, 2012 by Melanie Anne Phillips

Some words about semantics… The terminology used in Dramatica is extremely precise.  Each word is designed to convey a very particular meaning.  But this creates a number of problems from a rather obtuse lexicon to an unfamiliar taxonomy resulting in an … Continue reading →

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Finding Your Creative Time

Posted on April 5, 2012 by Melanie Anne Phillips

You sit in your favorite writing chair, by the window, on the porch, or in the study. You wear your favorite tweed jacket with the leather elbow patches, or your blue jeans, or your “creative shoes.” You look around at … Continue reading →

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“Writing Remakes” – Story Structure Part 8 (video)

Posted on April 4, 2012 by Melanie Anne Phillips

In this episode we look at the major problem writers encounter when creating remakes of movies: they update the subject matter well enough but unintentionally break the structure at the same time. Learn how to identify this kind of problem … Continue reading →

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