Every complete narrative has four elemental dimensions: Characters, Plot, Theme, and Genre. You can think of them as the four “bases” of narrative, much like the four bases of DNA. And as with DNA, you can structure the genome of any narrative by using them in the right combinations. To get a feel for how […]
Every story has a mind of its own with its own psychology and its own personality. A story’s psychology is determined by its structure, and its personality is developed through storytelling. All the characters within the story are like facets of the overall Story Mind. And so you see characters who represent Reason, Passion, Conscience, […]
Class One –Â Introduction 1. Introducing the Story Mind 2. A Tale is a Statement 3. A Story is an Argument 4. The Dramatica Chart 5. Dramatica & Short Stories 6. Audience Reach 7. Story Structure vs. Storytelling 8. Writing Remakes 9. The Story Mind (Revisited) 10. The Four Throughlines (Part One) 11. The Four Throughlines (Part Two) 12. Bad Story Structure is No Joke 13. Story Perspective 14. The […]
Our most popular story structure tips, tricks, and techniques for every writer from beginners to master storytellers. You can also explore our newest story structure tips or search the entire library Our Most Popular Story Structure Tips Is Story Structure A Myth? Do stories have a structure? And even if they do, is there really any way to figure […]
Story structure is built on fours, not on twos. Though it may seem like conflict is created between two opposing forces, there are two other forces at play as well. Consider a dramatic circuit consisting of four elements: Potential, Resistance, Current, and Power – just like an electrical circuit. Every scene has all four elements and […]
Story structure is built on fours, not on twos. Though it may seem like conflict is created between two opposing forces, there are two other forces at play as well. Consider a dramatic circuit consisting of four elements: Potential, Resistance, Current, and Power – just like an electrical circuit. Every scene has all four elements and […]
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Story Structure | The Four Families of Story Structure Take a moment to consider all the different kinds of structural things you know ought to be in stories. For example: a protagonist, some sort of goal, a personal issue that needs to be resolved and perhaps even the type of story, such as a chase […]
Story Structure | Where Does Story Structure Come From? In previous installments of this series, we’ve determined that stories do, in fact have structure. And, we explored how each story’s structure is something of a map that shows us how to go about solving a particular kind of problem or how to improve something our […]
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