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*12 Hour Writing Class*
	Play Free One Hour Video: Storytelling Techniques Buy Complete 12 Hour Program: Just $19.95 ~ Details
*Dramatica Software Companion*
	Play Free Video Tip: "Create Characters" Window Buy Complete Program: Just $19.95 ~ Details
Structure vs. Passion
	Play Free Audio Segment: Plot vs. Storytelling Buy Complete Program: Just $9.95 ~ Details
*The Dramatica Theory*
	Play Free Audio Segment: The Four Essential Throughlines Buy Complete Program: Just $19.95 ~ Details
*The Story Mind*
	Play Free Audio Segment: What is the Story Mind? Buy Complete Program: Just $9.95 ~ Details
*Writing Characters of the Opposite Sex*
	Play Free Audio Segment: Problem Solving & Justification Buy Complete Program: Just $29.95 ~ Details
How to Plot Your Story
	Play Free Audio Segment: Introduction to "The Goal" Buy Complete Program: Just $19.95 ~ Details

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StoryWeaver ~ Step by Step Story Development

Our Best-Seller at $29.95 - Takes you step by step from concept to completed novel or screenplay. (more details)

Windows (1 MB)
Macintosh OSX (1 MB)

Movie Magic Screenwriter ~ Screenplay Formatter

Industry standard formatter, used by professionals (more details)

Windows (1.9 MB)
Macintosh OSX (4.1 MB)
Mac 68k (4.3 MB)

Dramatica Pro 4 ~ Story Structuring Software
Analyzes your story's structure, finds holes and inconsistencies and suggests fixes. (more details)

Windows (7.5 MB)
Macintosh OSX (9.1 MB)

Final Draft 7 ~ Screenplay Formatter

The other professional top seller. (more details)

Windows (24 MB)
Macintosh (12 MB)

Power Structure ~ Story Organizer

Organize chapters or scenes, character arcs, plot lines and more. (more details)

Windows (2 MB)
Macintosh (3 MB)

Between The Lines ~ Screenplay Formatter

Automatically formats your script while you write. Includes interactive index cards linked to the script. (more details)

Macintosh OSX Only (1 MB)

Our Most Popular Products

	StoryWeaver Story Development Software By far, our most popular product, outselling all of our other products combined! StoryWeaver takes you step by step through the entire process--from initial inspiration to completed novel or screenplay. At just $29.95, StoryWeaver is affordable for any writer. (Details)
	Movie Magic Screenwriter is one of two industry standard word processing screenplay formatters, the other being Final Draft. Each of these programs offers a complete suite of screenwriting tools to make your next script a breeze to write. (Details)
	Dramatica Pro Unlike any other story development product, Dramatica Pro uses a patented Story Engine to interactively help you build a structure, find and fix dramatica holes and inconsistencies. (Details)
	12 Hour Writing Course on DVD 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 $19.95 (Details)

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