Writing Tips for
Story Structure & Storytelling

by Melanie Anne Phillips
Creator StoryWeaver, Co-Creator Dramatica

Constructive Criticisms
How Well Know Stories
Could Have Been Improved

Jurassic Park- Building A Better Dinosaur

True Liabilities

Natural Born Killers- Guilty as (Sin) Charged

Fried Rice- The Tale of the Vampire Chronicles

The XX and XY Files

Copyright Melanie Anne Phillips

The Top 10  Most Popular Articles

Be a Story Weaver - NOT a Story Mechanic!

How to Create Great Characters!

Heroes & Villains

Dramatica Basics

Conflict Can Limit Your Characters

Subplots

Writing From A Character's Point Of View

Psychoanalyze Your Story

Constructive Criticisms

Writing Characters Of The Opposite Sex

 

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