Category Archives: Theme

A Few Words About Theme

A Few Words About Theme By Melanie Anne Phillips Creator StoryWeaver Co-creator Dramatica Download this eBook for Kindle $.99 Over the last twenty-five years, I’ve written thousands of articles on story structure and storytelling.  Here, I’ve gathered together a few … Continue reading

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The Thematic Conclusion

While the plot magic a logistic or logical argument about the best way to solve a particular kind of problem, the theme makes an emotional argument about the best way to be while trying to solve a passionate problem.  But, … Continue reading

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The 28 Magic Scenes – Part Four

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

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Introduction to Premise

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Story Issues & Arguments

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The Four Story Issues

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Levels of the Story Mind

The mind of your story, as with our own minds, can be seen to have four levels of consideration which fall into four topic categories describing the kind of thing that is being considered. For any topic, the mind considers … Continue reading

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