Category Archives: Under Development

Notes on Timelock and Optionlock

Posted on June 9, 2013 by Melanie Anne Phillips

Working on a new dynamic model of narrative to complement the structural model of Dramatica.  Coming up with some interesting thoughts about Timelock and Optionlock as defined in Dramatica and expanded into dynamics. Here’s some notes: Timelock in Dramatica is … Continue reading →

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The Relationship of Author to Audience (Theory)

Posted on April 5, 2013 by Melanie Anne Phillips

Here are some scribbles Armando Saldaña Mora, Chris Huntley and I jotted down one day a couple years ago at Chris’ house.  I was staying over that night and at the time Armando (author of “Dramatica for Screenwriters” was a … Continue reading →

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More Notes on the Dynamic Model of Narrative Psychology

Posted on April 5, 2013 by Melanie Anne Phillips

Here’s a scan of another page of notes from my ongoing development of a model of narrative psychology based on the Dramatica theory of story structure.

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