Category Archives: Story Dynamics

The Holistic Side of Narrative Structure

Posted on May 8, 2017 by Melanie Anne Phillips

Dramatica is a theory of narrative that has a very specific model – rather like the DNA of narrative psychology.  But, the model is just the structural linear side of the theory – a way of visualizing how narrative works from … Continue reading →

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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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Each Archetype is an Equation

Posted on January 26, 2013 by Melanie Anne Phillips

For all you Dramatica “theory hounds” out there, here’s one of the newest parts of the theory which grew out of my ongoing development of the new dynamic model of story structure. Dramatica theory has always had eight equations that … Continue reading →

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The Measure of a Hero

Posted on December 2, 2012 by Melanie Anne Phillips

It is said that the measure of a hero is determined by the magnitude of the villain he must overcome.  While this does help to define the scale of a hero’s achievement, it says nothing about how much he must … Continue reading →

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