Category Archives: Beyond Dramatica

Dramatica Structure “Super” Classes

Posted on April 1, 2013 by Melanie Anne Phillips

For you Dramatica Theory Hounds, here are a couple of cryptic illustrations I jotted down as part of the ongoing extension of the Dramatica theory. What do they mean? They are all part of an attempt to more thoughoughly define … Continue reading →

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A Method for Locating Personality Types in the General Population

Posted on October 24, 2012 by Melanie Anne Phillips

Introduction: Subject matter alone will not indicate personality type,  as many different kinds of people are interested in the same things and have similar habits.  Narrative psychology alone will not indicate personality type, as any two psychologically identical people may … Continue reading →

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Birth of a Story Mind

Posted on October 19, 2012 by Melanie Anne Phillips

For those of you familiar with Dramatica, you know the term “storyform” means a complete narrative structure – the logical framework that makes a story make sense. But where do storyforms come from?  How do they begin, how do they … Continue reading →

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Narrative Dynamics 4 – The Interface Conundrum

Posted on October 11, 2012 by Melanie Anne Phillips

Unlike my usual articles, this piece is not intended to document an existing part of the Dramatica theory nor to reveal a part newly developed.  Rather, I will be sharing my speculations on a life-long thought problem of mine and, … Continue reading →

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Narrative Dynamics 3 – The Dramatica Model

Posted on October 10, 2012 by Melanie Anne Phillips

In this series of articles, I’m documenting the development of a whole new side of the Dramatica theory – story dynamics. Dramatica is a model of story structure, but unlike any previous model, the structure is flexible like a Rubik’s … Continue reading →

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Predicting Human Behavior

Posted on October 2, 2012 by Melanie Anne Phillips

Predicting Human Behavior By Melanie Anne Phillips Co-creator, Dramatica Theory Human behavior cannot be predicted by observation alone.  No matter how deep the statistical database, no matter how sophisticated the algorithms, accuracy derived from observation falls short because it is … Continue reading →

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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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