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Character
Arc 101
How
To Create Great Characters!
Be
A Story Weaver - NOT a Story Mechanic!
Creating
Characters from Plot
A
Novelist's Bag of Tricks
Protagonist
& Antagonist
Heroes
& Villains
Introducing
Characters - First Impressions
12
Essential Questions Every Writer Should Answer
Character
Development Tricks!
Your
Plot, Step by Step
The
"Collective" Goal
Creating
Characters from Scratch
What
is Story Structure?
A
Screenwriter's Bag of Tricks
Avoiding
the Genre Trap
Conflict
Can Limit Your Characters
Finding
Your Creative Time
Blowing
the Story Bubble
Love
Interests and the Dramatic Triangle
How
to Write Villains
Tricking
the Muse: The Creativity Two-Step
Genre
- Act by Act
Finding
Inspiration for Writing
Writing
from a Character's Point of View
Psychoanalyze
Your Story
Writing
from the Passionate Self
Character
Justification
Four
Essential Plot Points
Elements
of Structure - Art of Storytelling
Fire
Your Protagonist!
Theme
- An Emotional Argument
Characters
Introduction
to Characters
Character
Arc 101
Character
Development Tricks!
Creating
Characters from Scratch
Creating
Characters from Plot
Conflict
Can Limit Your Characters
Character
Justifications
Characters
- The Attributes of Age
Characters'
Personal Goals
Character
Relationships Baselines
Antagonist
vs. Obstacle Character
Do-er and
Be-er Characters
Fire Your
Protagonist
Heroes
and Villains
How Male
and Female Characters Think
How
to Create Archetypal Characters
How to
Write Heroes
How to
Write Villains
Introducing
Characters - First Impressions
Keep
Your Protagonist Human
Love
Interests and the Dramatic Triangle
Main Character "Approach" - Do-er or Be-er?
Main Character "Growth" - Start or Stop?
Main Character "Resolve" - Change or
Steadfast?
Main Character "Style" - Logic or
Intuition?
Male vs.
Female Problem Solving
Men Are
From Mars - Women Are From Next Tuesday
Mental
Sex - The Truth About Cats and Dogs
On
Archetypes
Subjective
Characters and the Objective Story
The
12
Essential Questions - Main Character Resolve
The
Archetypal Characters - Protagonist and Antagonist
The
Chemistry of Characters
The Core
of Your Protagonist
The Hero
Breaks Down
The Love
Interest
Things as
Characters
Tips on Writing Characters
Types of
Character Growth
Understanding
the Main Character
Writing Characters of the Opposite Sex
(class transcript)
Writing
Characters of the Opposite Sex
(article)
Writing
from a Character's Point of View
Matching
Characters' Personalities to Archetypes
Character
Interests (Likes & Dislikes)
Constructive
Criticisms
A
Constructive Criticism of "True Lies"
Fried
Rice: The Tale of "The Vampire Chronicles"
Jurassic
Park - Building A Better Dinosaur
Natural
Born Killers: A Constructive Criticism
THE XX
AND XY FILES
Creative
Writing
Be a
Story Weaver - NOT a Story Mechanic!
Blowing
the Story Bubble
Elements
of Structure - Art of Storytelling
Finding
Inspiration for Writing
Finding
Your "Creative Time"
How to
Beat Writer's Block
The
"Nonsense Technique" for Overcoming Writer's Block
Pen,
Pencil or Quill?
Psychoanalyze
Your Story
The 12
Essential Questions – Overview
The
12 Essential Questions Every Writer Should Answer
The
Dangers of Micromanaging Your Story
The
Writer's Notebook
Tricking
the Muse: the Creativity "Two-Step"
What is
the Worst Part of Writing for You Personally?
Writing
from the Passionate Self
You Got
Me! (Both of Us!)
Screenwriting
101
A
Novelist's Bag of Tricks
Express
Your Pet Peeves Through Your Characters
Dramatica
Software
What is
the Best Way for a New User to Approach Dramatica?
Can You
Skip Questions in Dramatica?
Creativity
vs. Dramatica
Do
Dramatica’s Specific Questions Limit Story Richness?
Does
Dramatica Limit Your Story?
Dramatica
for Structural vs. Intuitive Writers.htm
Dramatica
Software - Assigning Character Elements
Dramatica
Software - Character Purposes
How to
Tell if your Story’s Structure (Storyform) is Right
Illegal
Plot Progressions
Is
Dramatica Software Binary?
The
Creative Way to Use Dramatica
Using
Dramatica for Short Stories
Using
Dramatica's Plot Sequence Report
What
Determines Plot Progression Sequences?
What
Does Dramatica Mean by the Word Illustrate?
Where to
Start - Story Engine, Theme Browser, Query System?
Dramatica
Theory
What Is
Dramatica?
A
Talk on Dramatica
About
Dramatica's Learning Curve
Archetypal
Breakdown (Deep Dramatica Theory)
Dramatica
- The Lost Theory Book (Part 1)
Dramatica
- The Lost Theory Book (Part 2)
Dramatica
- The Lost Theory Book (Part 3)
Dramatica
- The Lost Theory Book (Part 4)
Dramatica
- The Lost Theory Book (Part 5)
Dramatica
- The Lost Theory Book (Part 6)
Dramatica
- The Lost Theory Book (Part 7)
Dramatica
- The Lost Theory Book (Part 8)
Dramatica
- The Lost Theory Book (Part 9)
Dramatica
- The Lost Theory Book (Part 10)
Dramatica
- The Lost Theory Book (Part 11)
Dramatica
- The Lost Theory Book (Part 12)
Dramatica
Domain Placement in Story Structure
Dramatica:
Where'd the Idea Come From?
Dramatica’s
"New Language" of Story
Dramatica’s
Terminology is Too Obscure!
Dramatica's
Split Personality
The
"Grand Argument" Story
How
Scenes Relate to Dramatica's Story Elements
How
StoryWeaver Came to Be
Is
"Objective" Character the Same As "Obstacle" Character?
Origins
of a Story
The
Dramatica Chart
The
Dramatica Chart (video version)
The
Dramatica Structure - Elements
The
Dramatica Structure - Elements & Variations
The
Dramatica Theory
The Dramatica Theory and Software - Class 1
The Dramatica Theory and Software - Class 2
The Dramatica Theory and Software - Class 3
The Dramatica Theory and Software - Class 4
The Dramatica Theory and Software - Class 5
The Dramatica Theory and Software - Class 6
The Dramatica Theory and Software - Class 7
The Dramatica Theory and Software - Class 8
The Dramatica Theory and Software - Class 9
The Four
Throughlines - Part 1
The Four
Throughlines - Part 2
The
Objective Throughline is a Battlefield
Sequences,
Acts & Variations
Genre
A New
Approach to Genre
Avoiding
the Genre Trap
Genre -
Revealing Your Story's Personality
Genre-
Act by Act
Plot
Creating
Extra Tension with Consequences
Don't
Forget the Requirements
Four
Essential Plot Points
Plot
Holes
Plot vs.
Exposition
Revealing
Your Goal
Subplots
Success
or Failure?
The
Collective Goal
Yes, but
is it a Plot?
Your
Plot, Step by Step
Propaganda
Introduction
to Propaganda
The
Basics of Propaganda
Propaganda
and Symbols
Four
Levels of Propaganda
Shock
as Propaganda
Awareness
as Propaganda
Conditioning
as Propaganda
Misdirection
as Propaganda
A
Word of Warning About Propaganda
Reception
Author
and Audience - A Collaboration
Who
Are You Writing For?
Writing
for Oneself
Writing
for Groups
Communication
vs. Storytelling
The
Grand Argument Story
The Free Form Author
Symbolizing Concepts in Dramatica
Communicating Through Symbols
Author's Intent
Both
Sides of the Thematic Argument
A
Tale is a Statement
A
Story is an Argument
Four Stages of Communication
Four
Stages of Communication (Transcript)
Audience
"Reach"
StoryWeaving
and Structure
Medium
and Format
The
Purpose of Stories
Story
Justifications
The
Narrative Archetype
The
Audience and the Main Character
Story
Development
The
Four Stages of Story Development
Throughlines
- and How to Use Them!
What's
in Acts One, Two and Three?
Work
Stories vs. Dilemma Stories
Writing
Remakes
All About
Using Narrators in Your Story
The
Story Mind
Inside
the Story Mind
Introducing
the Story Mind
Introducing
the Story Mind (video version)
The Story
Mind
What's in
Your Story's Mind?
Why a
"Story Mind" ?
Your
Story as a Person
Story
Points
The
Objective Story Issue
Overall Story Concern
Overall Story Issue
Overall Story Problem
Overall
Story Throughline
Story "Driver" - Action or Decision?
Story "Judgment" - Good or Bad?
Story "Limit" - Time Lock or Option Lock?
Story "Outcome" - Success or Failure?
Story
Structure
What is
Story Structure?
A
Story is an Argument
A Story
is an Argument (video version)
A Story's
Limit
A
Tale is a Statement
A Tale is
a Statement (video version)
Bad Story
Structure is No Joke
Slicing
and Dicing Stories
Story
Perspective
Story
Structure for Passionate Writers
Story
Structure vs. Storytelling
Structure
vs. Passion
StoryWeaver
Software
Using
Dramatica & StoryWeaver Together
Theme
How to Structure Your
Story's Theme
Both
Sides of the Thematic Argument
Coming
Apart at the Theme
Premise
Leads to Lack of Conflict
Theme -
An Emotional Argument
Terminology
The
Preconscious
Write
Your Novel Step By Step
Introduction
Step
1 What's the Big Idea?
Step
2 Stuck for Ideas? Try This....
Step
3 No Ideas At All? Geesh! Okay, Try THIS!
Step
4 Creating Characters from Scratch
Zen
of Story Structure
Prediction
Fate
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other products combined! StoryWeaver takes you
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index cards - Name them, add notes, titles, colors, click and drag to
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(Details)
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$29.95
*Try either or both for 90 days. Not working for you?
Return for a full refund of your purchase price!
About Dramatica and
StoryWeaver
Hi, I'm Melanie Anne Phillips,
creator of StoryWeaver,
co-creator of Dramatica
and owner of Storymind.com. If you have a moment, I'd like to tell you
about these two story development tools - what each is designed to do, how
each works alone on a different part of story development and how they can be
used together to cover the entire process from concept to completion of your
novel or screenplay.
What They Do
Dramatica is a tool to help you
build a perfect story structure. StoryWeaver is a tool to help you build
your story's world.
Dramatica focuses on the underlying logic of your
story, making sure there are no holes or inconsistencies.
StoryWeaver
focuses on the creative process, boosting your inspiration and guiding it to add
depth, detail and passion to your story.
How They Do It
Dramatica has the world's only
patented interactive Story Engine™ which cross-references your answers to
questions about your dramatic intent, then finds any weaknesses in your
structure and even suggests the best ways to strengthen them.
StoryWeaver uses a revolutionary new
creative format as you follow more than 200 Story Cards™ step by step through
the story development process. You'll design the people who'll inhabit
your story's world, what happens to them, and what it all means.
How They Work Alone
By itself Dramatica appeals to
structural writers who like to work out all the details of their stories
logically before they write a word.
By itself, StoryWeaver appeals to
intuitive writers who like to follow their Muse and develop their stories as
they go.
How They Work
Together
But, the finished work of a
structural writer can often lack passion, which is where StoryWeaver can help.
And the finished work of an intuitive writer can often lack direction, which is
where Dramatica can help.
So, while each kind of writer will
find one program or the other the most initially appealing, both kinds of
writers can benefit from both programs.
Try Either Program
Risk Free!
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Day Return Policy here at Storymind. Try either or both of these
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