Part of the reason we keep coming back to stories is because they offer us something we can’t get in our own lives.
Entries from June 2006
giving meaning to the meaningless
June 29th, 2006 · No Comments
Filed under: Story Theory
write something a little different
June 26th, 2006 · 9 Comments
Plain and simple: Dramatica can help you write something you’ve never written before. It can help you find a story you never knew was inside you.
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bringing the audience in
June 23rd, 2006 · 2 Comments
Most would-be storytellers have no problem creating a Protagonist and an Antagonist for their stories. Those concepts are pretty cut and dried. The Protagonist is for something and the Antagonist stands in his way. But they often forget one other important character.
Filed under: Story Structure
a dramatica look at “Nacho Libre”
June 23rd, 2006 · No Comments
Have you ever been watching a film that just makes you go, “When will this ever end?!” There’s a way to fix that.
Filed under: Analysis
Concerns exist from beginning to end
June 20th, 2006 · No Comments
Certain elements of your story occur once per act. Others live throughout all the acts. Dramatica has a term for the latter.
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getting it 100% right
June 19th, 2006 · No Comments
You do not have to fully understand all that Dramatica offers. Nor do you have to answer every single question Dramatica asks of your story. The theory is a tool - a springboard for your imagination.
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notes on story drivers and character growth
June 16th, 2006 · No Comments
Well, here’s something I haven’t done in a year or two…I’m up at dawn with my laptop before me. This is a great feeling - to be able to write and to think before the responsibilities of the day impose their will on me.
Some Dramatica snippets:
When writing Story Drivers based on Decisions, it does not always [...]
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a dramatica take on “the break-up”
June 15th, 2006 · 1 Comment
My first attempt at analysis finds me writing about the Vince Vaughn/Jennifer Aniston romantic comedy “the break-up.”
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Shakespeare used Dramatica
June 14th, 2006 · No Comments
Well, it certainly seems like he did.
Filed under: News and Updates
A Welcome Treat
June 4th, 2006 · No Comments
Well, after a month of being away due to personal issues, it certainly is nice to come back and see all the new wonderful things there are to read about Dramatica.
Filed under: Story Theory
