Daily Dramatica has exploded over the past couple of months, nearly doubling the amount of subscribers since the first of the year. Most of this is due, I’m sure, to the fact that posts appear practically every day of the week. In addition, a sincere attempt has been made to provide really valuable information when it comes to structuring a screenplay (or any story for that matter). There were, however, some helpful posts that appeared years ago when the interest was not as great…
Here are links to four posts that I think new subscribers will find useful in making some sense of this theory of story:
Dramatica Simplified - A plain English translation of 8 of the 12 Essential Questions. A must-read if you’re just starting out.
Determing Your Protagonist’s Goal - Because Dramatica defines story in such great detail, it can often be difficult to decipher who your Protagonist really is. This post makes it easy to determine the difference between the good guys and bad guys in your story.
Character Arc is Not All About Change - For fans of Robert McKee’s Story, here’s an explanation of why a character “arcing” in a story does not mean they have to end up with a profound change in how they see things.
Keeping Your Story Limit Consistent - Having a limit on your story can be difficult enough to acheive. Even more important is making sure that it stays consistent throughout the entirety of your screenplay. This post provides some examples of what happens when that rule is broken.
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