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Character
Arc 101
How
To Create Great Characters!
Be
A Story Weaver - NOT a Story Mechanic!
Creating
Characters from Plot
A
Novelist's Bag of Tricks
Protagonist
& Antagonist
Heroes
& Villains
Introducing
Characters - First Impressions
12
Essential Questions Every Writer Should Answer
Character
Development Tricks!
Your
Plot, Step by Step
The
"Collective" Goal
Creating
Characters from Scratch
What
is Story Structure?
A
Screenwriter's Bag of Tricks
Avoiding
the Genre Trap
Conflict
Can Limit Your Characters
Finding
Your Creative Time
Blowing
the Story Bubble
Love
Interests and the Dramatic Triangle
How
to Write Villains
Tricking
the Muse: The Creativity Two-Step
Genre
- Act by Act
Finding
Inspiration for Writing
Writing
from a Character's Point of View
Psychoanalyze
Your Story
Writing
from the Passionate Self
Character
Justification
Four
Essential Plot Points
Elements
of Structure - Art of Storytelling
Fire
Your Protagonist!
Theme
- An Emotional Argument
Creating Characters from Scratch
Conflict Can Limit Your Characters
Characters - The Attributes of Age
Character Relationships Baselines
Antagonist vs. Obstacle Character
How Male and Female Characters Think
How to Create Archetypal Characters
Introducing Characters - First Impressions
Love Interests and the Dramatic Triangle
Main Character "Approach" - Do-er or Be-er?
Main Character "Growth" - Start or Stop?
Main Character "Resolve" - Change or Steadfast?
Main Character "Style" - Logic or Intuition?
Male vs. Female Problem Solving
Men Are From Mars - Women Are From Next Tuesday
Mental Sex - The Truth About Cats and Dogs
Subjective Characters and the Objective Story
The 12 Essential Questions - Main Character Resolve
The Archetypal Characters - Protagonist and Antagonist
Understanding the Main Character
Writing Characters of the Opposite Sex (class transcript)
Writing Characters of the Opposite Sex (article)
Writing from a Character's Point of View
Matching Characters' Personalities to Archetypes
Character Interests (Likes & Dislikes)
A Constructive Criticism of "True Lies"
Fried Rice: The Tale of "The Vampire Chronicles"
Jurassic Park - Building A Better Dinosaur
Natural Born Killers: A Constructive Criticism
Be a Story Weaver - NOT a Story Mechanic!
Elements of Structure - Art of Storytelling
Finding Inspiration for Writing
The "Nonsense Technique" for Overcoming Writer's Block
The 12 Essential Questions – Overview
The 12 Essential Questions Every Writer Should Answer
The Dangers of Micromanaging Your Story
Tricking the Muse: the Creativity "Two-Step"
What is the Worst Part of Writing for You Personally?
Writing from the Passionate Self
Express Your Pet Peeves Through Your Characters
What is the Best Way for a New User to Approach Dramatica?
Can You Skip Questions in Dramatica?
Do Dramatica’s Specific Questions Limit Story Richness?
Does Dramatica Limit Your Story?
Dramatica for Structural vs. Intuitive Writers.htm
Dramatica Software - Assigning Character Elements
Dramatica Software - Character Purposes
How to Tell if your Story’s Structure (Storyform) is Right
The Creative Way to Use Dramatica
Using Dramatica for Short Stories
Using Dramatica's Plot Sequence Report
What Determines Plot Progression Sequences?
What Does Dramatica Mean by the Word Illustrate?
Where to Start - Story Engine, Theme Browser, Query System?
About Dramatica's Learning Curve
Archetypal Breakdown (Deep Dramatica Theory)
Dramatica - The Lost Theory Book (Part 1)
Dramatica - The Lost Theory Book (Part 2)
Dramatica - The Lost Theory Book (Part 3)
Dramatica - The Lost Theory Book (Part 4)
Dramatica - The Lost Theory Book (Part 5)
Dramatica - The Lost Theory Book (Part 6)
Dramatica - The Lost Theory Book (Part 7)
Dramatica - The Lost Theory Book (Part 8)
Dramatica - The Lost Theory Book (Part 9)
Dramatica - The Lost Theory Book (Part 10)
Dramatica - The Lost Theory Book (Part 11)
Dramatica - The Lost Theory Book (Part 12)
Dramatica Domain Placement in Story Structure
Dramatica: Where'd the Idea Come From?
Dramatica’s "New Language" of Story
Dramatica’s Terminology is Too Obscure!
How Scenes Relate to Dramatica's Story Elements
Is "Objective" Character the Same As "Obstacle" Character?
The Dramatica Chart (video version)
The Dramatica Structure - Elements
The Dramatica Structure - Elements & Variations
The Dramatica Theory and Software - Class 1
The Dramatica Theory and Software - Class 2
The Dramatica Theory and Software - Class 3
The Dramatica Theory and Software - Class 4
The Dramatica Theory and Software - Class 5
The Dramatica Theory and Software - Class 6
The Dramatica Theory and Software - Class 7
The Dramatica Theory and Software - Class 8
The Dramatica Theory and Software - Class 9
The Four Throughlines - Part 1
The Four Throughlines - Part 2
The Objective Throughline is a Battlefield
Genre - Revealing Your Story's Personality
Creating Extra Tension with Consequences
A Word of Warning About Propaganda
Author and Audience - A Collaboration
Communication vs. Storytelling
Symbolizing Concepts in Dramatica
Both Sides of the Thematic Argument
Four Stages of Communication (Transcript)
The Audience and the Main Character
The Four Stages of Story Development
Throughlines - and How to Use Them!
What's in Acts One, Two and Three?
Work Stories vs. Dilemma Stories
All About Using Narrators in Your Story
Introducing the Story Mind (video version)
Story "Driver" - Action or Decision?
Story "Judgment" - Good or Bad?
Story "Limit" - Time Lock or Option Lock?
Story "Outcome" - Success or Failure?
A Story is an Argument (video version)
A Tale is a Statement (video version)
Bad Story Structure is No Joke
Story Structure for Passionate Writers
Story Structure vs. Storytelling
Using Dramatica & StoryWeaver Together
How to Structure Your Story's Theme
Both Sides of the Thematic Argument
Premise Leads to Lack of Conflict
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