{"id":1243,"date":"2016-10-15T10:08:24","date_gmt":"2016-10-15T17:08:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/storymind.com\/blog\/?p=1243"},"modified":"2018-09-19T11:43:34","modified_gmt":"2018-09-19T18:43:34","slug":"how-is-dramatic-tension-created","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/storymind.com\/blog\/how-is-dramatic-tension-created\/","title":{"rendered":"How is Dramatic Tension Created?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By <a href=\"https:\/\/storymind.com\/blog\/melanie-anne-phillips-an-introduction\/\">Melanie Anne Phillips<\/a><\/p>\n<p>How is dramatic potential created? The Dramatica chart (below) organizes all the categories of things we think about. Notice that the chart is nested, like wheels within wheels. That\u2019s the way our minds work &#8211; we think in many levels at once, not in a single straight line. And if we are to make a solid story structure with no holes, we have to make sure all ways of thinking about the story\u2019s central problem or issues are covered.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1245\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/storymind.com\/blog\/how-is-dramatic-tension-created\/old-chart-flat\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/storymind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Old-Chart-Flat.png\" data-orig-size=\"810,800\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"old-chart-flat\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/storymind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Old-Chart-Flat-300x296.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/storymind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Old-Chart-Flat.png\" class=\"wp-image-1245 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/storymind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Old-Chart-Flat-300x296.png\" alt=\"old-chart-flat\" width=\"500\" height=\"494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/storymind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Old-Chart-Flat-300x296.png 300w, https:\/\/storymind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Old-Chart-Flat-150x148.png 150w, https:\/\/storymind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Old-Chart-Flat-768x759.png 768w, https:\/\/storymind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Old-Chart-Flat.png 810w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p id=\"obi_random_banners_posts\" class=\"obi_random_banners_posts\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Man-Made-First-Hour-Event-ebook\/dp\/B09WYXMFBV\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storymind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-27-3.58.58-PM.png\" class=\"aligncenter\"><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Melanie Anne Phillips How is dramatic potential created? The Dramatica chart (below) organizes all the categories of things we think about. Notice that the chart is nested, like wheels within wheels. That\u2019s the way our minds work &#8211; we think in many levels at once, not in a single straight line. 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