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Read the Science Fiction Thriller

From the founder of Storymind

Man Made follows a mysterious force as it sweeps around the globe erasing anything man made - from buildings, vehicles, and technology to medicines, clothing, and dental work.

Governments stagger under the panic, religions are at a loss for an explanation, scientists strive for any means to stop or divert the phenomenon, and the world’s population from families to individuals struggle to prepare for The Event, which will drive humanity back beyond the stone age.

The Event is coming.

Are you prepared?

Copyright Melanie Anne Phillips


Storymind

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Creator StoryWeaver, Co-creator Dramatica and founder of Storymind

Character Development Tricks - Presented in Streaming Video

Character Development Tricks!

Follow these tips to develop characters for your novel or screenplay, step by step.  You’ll begin from scratch with nothing but your overall story idea, then create a “cast” of riveting and compelling players.

How to Create Great Characters - Presented in Streaming Video

How to Create Great Characters!

What makes a character sound structurally, is not what makes them great.  Still, no great character was ever structurally flawed.  Find out how to balance these two sides to create Great Characters.

Character Arc 101

Character Arc 101

Characters don’t have to change in order to grow.  Often, they will grow in their resolve.  But either way, most successful characters vary in their degree of resolve over the course of the story….

Be a Story Weaver - NOT a Story Mechanic! (Presented in Streaming Video)

Be a Story Weaver - NOT a Story Mechanic!

While structure is certainly important, too many writers make structure their story god.  This creates cardboard character in a paint-by-numbers plot.  Lear how to avoid this trap!

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