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StoryWeaver
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12 Hours of video on
all aspects of story structure
and storytelling from the co-creator of Dramatica
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Overview
97 minutes
Introduction
to the Story Mind, Story Structure vs.
Storytelling, The Grand Argument Story. The
Four Essential Throughlines. The Psychology
of Story. How to Psychoanalyze your story.
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Characters
- Part 1 72
minutes
The
difference betwen Objective and Subjective
Characters, Why "Hero" is a four-letter
word, Why a "Main Character" is not the
same as a "Protagonist," how to create
the 8 essential archetypal characters.
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Characters
- Part 2 105
minutes
How
to build complex characters, building
four-dimensional characters. Character
relationships.
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Storyforming
- Part 1 67
minutes
The 8
Essential Questions every author should be able to
answer about his or her story: Main Character
Resolve: Change or Steadfast?, Main Character
Growth: Start or Stop?, Main Character Approach:
Do-er or Be-er?, Main Character Technique: Linear
or Intuitive?
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Storyforming
- Part 2 82
minutes
Story Driver:
Action or Decision?, Story Limit: Timelock or
Optionlock?, Story Outcome: Success or Failure?,
Story Judgment: Good or Bad?
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Theme
- Part 1 101
minutes
Theme as
Perspective, Thematic Topics, Thematic Arguments,
Classifying Problems, Finding your theme in the
Dramatica Structural Model.
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Theme
- Part 2 85
minutes
The Premise,
Thematic Conflict, Thematic Conclusion, building
your thematic argument with 28 Thematic Moments.
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Storyencoding
110
minutes
Turning your
structure into real people, places, and events,
Illustrating Story Points, How to illustrate more
than one story point with a single event, Finding
the structure in work you have already written,
How to use and illustrate Story Domains, Story
Concerns, Story Issues, Story Problems.
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Plot
- Part 1 98
minutes
Plot vs.
Storyweaving, How Plot affects Character, Theme,
and Genre, Satic Plot Points, Goals, Consequences,
Requirements, Forewarnings.
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Plot
- Part 2 70
minutes
Progressive
Plot Points, 3 Act Structure, 4 Act Structure, 5
Act Structure, 7 Act Structure, How to KNOW what
happens in Act 2, How to create 28 Plot-Driven
scenes or chapters.
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Storyweaving
35
minutes
How to create
an Exposition Plan for your story, How to make
your story interesting with Storyweaving
techniques such as: Changing Scope, Changing
Importance, Red Herrings, Non-Causality,
Reversals, Continuity Breaks, Shifting Context,
Flashbacks and Flashforwards.
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Genre
102
minutes
The many
faces of Genre, Why every story has a unique
Genre, How to create a Genre chart, How to chart
and control your audience's emotional throughline,
How to avoid breaking emotional continuity, How to
create Mixed Emotions in your audience, How to
interweave Comedy, Drama, Entertainment, and
Information.
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Reception
68
minutes
How
to go about the actual writing of your story, The
Audience as Writing Partner, Communication or
Collaboration?, Who is your Audience?, Audiences
as Disposable Tribes, Cultural Considerations,
Writing for or about Ethnic Groups, Demographics -
Age Groups, Men and Women, Sub-cultures, Authors
Intent and how to use it, How to create Propaganda.
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Bonus Package
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Our
Bestseller! By far, our most popular product, outselling all of our
other products combined! StoryWeaver takes you
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inspiration to completed novel or screenplay. At
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Little
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patented Story Engine - it just tracks fewer story points. So, you
develop the same solid story structure, just with fewer details.
Perfect for beginning writers or those new to Dramatica. (Details)
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12
Hour Writing Course on DVD - $19.95
This intense program features
12 hours of video
documenting the entire college-level course in creative
writing given by Melanie Anne Phillips, creator of
StoryWeaver and co-creator of Dramatica. Just
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$179.95
$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 Dramatic 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!
We have a 90
Day Return Policy here at Storymind. Try either or both of these
products and if you aren't completely satisfied we'll cheerfully refund your
purchase price.
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