Monthly Archives: August 2012

How to Use StoryWeaver Story Development Software

Posted on August 31, 2012 by Melanie Anne Phillips

A writer recently asked: Hello, I am new to the idea of writing software and have only watched a few youtube videos to aquatint myself. Storyweaver seems to be the right fit for me because I don’t have a hard … Continue reading →

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The 28 Magic Scenes – Part Four

Posted on August 30, 2012 by Melanie Anne Phillips

In this episode I describe how your story’s thematic argument fits into the 28 Magic Scenes.

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Narrative Dynamics 2 – Transmutation of Particles and Waves

Posted on August 30, 2012 by Melanie Anne Phillips

In this second article in the Dynamic Model series, I’m going to explore really intriguing problem – how particles can be transmuted into waves and vice versa. Why this important to writers and even more important to psychologists and social … Continue reading →

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Novel Writing Tips: Novels Aren’t Stories

Posted on August 29, 2012 by Sheldon

A novel can be extremely free form. Some are simply narratives about a fictional experience. Others are a collection of several stories that may or may not be intertwined. Jerzy N. Kosinski (the author of “Being There,” wrote another novel … Continue reading →

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Novel Writing Tips: Get Into Your Characters’ Heads

Posted on August 28, 2012 by Sheldon

One of the most powerful opportunities of the novel format is the ability to describe what a character is thinking. In movies or stage plays (with exceptions) you must show what the character is thinking through action and/or dialog. But … Continue reading →

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Narrative Dynamics 1 – Introduction

Posted on August 27, 2012 by Melanie Anne Phillips

This is the first in a series of articles I’ll be writing about a whole different way of looking at the Dramatica theory – in terms of dynamics, rather than structure.  In fact, the dynamic model is a counterpart, not … Continue reading →

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Trigonometry and Dramatica

Posted on August 26, 2012 by Melanie Anne Phillips

Here’s another clue for you all…. Though it wasn’t discovered through mathematics, Dramatica’s model of story psychology can, in fact, be described by mathematics – at least to an extent. Here’s the clue – In the Dramatica quad, there are … Continue reading →

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