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Plot Progression: Signposts & Journeys
Part of a 43 part four-hour audio program Play or Download mp3 Browse all 43 parts
How to Structure Your Story’s Signposts
First let me define what signposts are in stories and then provide a few hints on how to structure them. Signposts are the markers that separate one act from another. Think about any well structured story you’ve read or seen on the screen. There are always several points at which you feel that you’ve moved from […]
Relationship of Story Driver to Journeys
Recently, a writer asked about the relationship of the Story Driver to the three Journeys in every throughline. Here’s my response: The Story Driver is one of the eight dynamic questions (the eight “essential” questions) that Dramatica asks, including Main Character Resolve (change or steadfast) and Story Outcome (Success or Failure). Story Driver is Action […]
The Dramatics of “Sweet Spots”
Got a new kitten two days ago. Vet said that it needed two vaccinations – Distemper and Leukemia. The used to give them two weeks apart so they wouldn’t interfere with each other. But, they discovered they also didn’t interfere if you gave them both at the same time. But if they were given at […]
Secrets of Story Structure – Free Online Audio Program
This four hour 43 part audio program is now available free! Just click on the links below to hear it all, or go to the Table of Contents Volume One presents a whole new way of looking at and writing with story structure Part 1 – Introduction Part 2 – The Story Mind Part 3 – Story Perspectives Part […]
Discover the Secrets of Story Structure!
Discover the Secrets of Story Structure for your overall story, characters & plot Click here for details or to order for just $9.95 This downloadable three-hour 43 part audio program (mp3 format) is presented by Dramatica Theory co-creators Melanie Anne Phillips and Chris Huntley in their only published seminar as co-instructors. Volume One presents a […]
Our Most Popular Articles on Writing of All Time
Just updated – your favorite articles on creative writing, story development, story structure and narrative science: Our Most Popular Articles on Writing of All Time Title Views The 8 Archetypal Characters 7,562 Dramatica Audio Program 2,303 Dramatica Theory Book 1,746 Dramatica Video Program 1,526 Sidekick & Skeptic Archetypes 1,297 The Best Story Structure Articles of […]
Narrative Dynamics (Part 2)
Excerpted from the book, Narrative Dynamics The Narrative Circuit If you are familiar with deep Dramatica theory, you know that all the output of the Story Engine is not made available in the Dramatica software. In fact, the Story Engine generates quite a bit more information about a story’s structure than it makes available to […]
“Sweet Spots” in Time
Got a new kitten two days ago. Vet said that it needed two vaccinations – Distemper and Leukemia. The used to give them two weeks apart so they wouldn’t interfere with each other. But, they discovered they also didn’t interfere if you gave them both at the same time. But if they were given at […]