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Contents | Index

• User's Manual
  • Introduction
    • The Art and Craft of Storytelling
    • Novels
    • Scripts
    • Storyforming
    • Illustrating
    • What To Do First
    • Online Video Tutorials
  • Icon Toolbar
  • Project Overview Window
  • The Dramatica Story Expert Menu
  • Preferences Window
    • General Preferences
    • File Preferences
    • Font Preferences
    • Report Preferences
    • StoryGuide Preferences
  • File Menu
    • Export to Screenwriter
  • View Menu
  • Edit Menu
  • Project Menu
    • Project Overview Window
      • Project Overview Upper Part
      • Project Overview Lower Part
    • Story Info Window
      • General Story Information
      • Comments and Source Material
      • Overall Story Information
      • Relationship Story Information
    • Story Guide & Query System
      • General Information about the StoryGuide and Query System
        • Query System Home Page
        • Navigating the Query System
        • Topic Paths
        • HelpView in the Query System
          • Positioning the HelpView in the Query System Window
          • Resizing the HelpView
          • Showing and Hiding the HelpView
      • StoryGuide
      • Query System (DQS)
      • Illustrating in the StoryGuide / Query System
      • Storyforming in the Query System
      • Using Gists to Make Storyforming Choices
      • Creating Gists to Make Storyforming Choices
    • Story Engine
      • Story Engine Controls
        • Story Engine Tabs
        • Highlight Changes Pop-up
        • Show Gists Checkbox
        • Pictures Checkbox
        • Storyforms Remaining
        • Clear Storyform Button
        • Print and Revert Buttons
        • Story Engine Help
      • Master Story Engine Pane
      • Classic Story Engine Pane
      • Character Story Engine Pane
      • Signposts Story Engine Pane
    • Story Points
    • Theme Browser
    • Plot Progression
    • Reports
    • Spin-the-Model command
    • Pick Random Storyform
  • Character Menu
    • Character Info
      • General Character Info
      • Expanded Character Info
      • Characteristics Display
      • Player Picture
      • Players List
    • Casting
    • Add Player
    • Delete Player
    • Character Generator. . . command
      • Character Generator Controls
    • Import
    • Export Character
    • Assign Characteristics
    • Picture
  • Gist Menu
    • Gists and How to Use Them
    • Manage Gists
      • Gist Collection Controller
      • Gist Collection Content Display
      • Gist Editor
    • Hide/Show Gists
    • New Gist
    • Gist Search Filter
    • Random Gists
    • Clear All Gists
    • Gist Usage Tutorial
  • Help Menu
    • Help Topics
    • Dramatica Dictionary
    • Build Story Examples
  • Contact Us
  • Keyboard Commands
• Theory Book
  • Copyrights & Trademarks
  • Table of Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Dramatica and the Creative Writer
    • A Place To Start
    • Communication
    • Grand Argument Stories
    • What Is In A Grand Argument Story?
    • The Free-form Author
    • The Scope of Dramatica
    • Symbolizing Concepts
    • Communicating Concepts through Symbols
    • Author's Intent
    • When to Use Dramatica
    • How This Book Is Arranged
  • Foundations
    • Central Concepts
    • The Story Mind
    • The Four Throughlines
    • The Overall Story Throughline
    • The Main Character Throughline
    • The Impact Character Throughline
    • The Subjective Story Throughline
    • The Four Throughlines Of Two Stories You Know
    • Summary - The Grand Argument Story
    • Why Four Throughlines Are Important
    • Moving On
  • The Elements of Structure
    • Character
      • Introduction to Characters
        • Hero Is a Four Letter Word
        • Objective and Subjective Characters
        • Looking Forward
      • Objective Characters
        • Archetypal Characters
          • Introduction to Archetypes
          • Players and Characters
          • The Protagonist Archetype
          • The Antagonist Archetype
          • Reason and Emotion Archetypes
          • Sidekick & Skeptic Archetypes
          • Guardian and Contagonist Archetypes
          • Archetypes - a Balanced Part of the Complete Argument
          • Complex Characters
          • Archetypes and Complex Characters Together
          • Dynamic Pairs
          • Forcing the Story Forward
          • Archetypes in Star Wars
          • Archetypes in The Wizard of Oz
          • Archetypes in Jaws
          • Recap of Archetypal Characters
        • Character Elements
          • Splitting Archetypes Into Action and Decision Characteristics
          • Elements of Star Wars Characters
          • Archetypal Elements of "Oz" Characters
          • Elements of Jaws Characters
          • A Better Way to Group Elements
          • Complex Arrangements of Character Elements
          • Star Wars Characters in Four Motivation Quads
          • "Oz" Characters in Four Motivation Quads
          • Jaws Characters in Four Motivation Quads
        • Complex Characters
          • Rules for Building Characters?
          • The Meaning of Objective Character Elements
          • Complex Characters in Gone With the Wind
          • Complex Characters in Rear Window
          • Other Character Dimensions
          • Mapping the Archetypal Patterns
          • Archetypal Methodologies
          • Complex Dimensional Patterns
          • What is in a Pair?
      • Subjective Characters
        • Subjective Characters
        • The Main Character: One of a Kind
        • An Alternative Point of View
        • A History of Success
        • A Leap or a Creep?
        • Subjective Characters and the Overall Story Throughline
        • The Crucial Element
      • Problen Solving and Justification
        • Deep Theory
        • Problem Solving and Justification
        • What Is Problem Solving?
        • Why We Justify
        • A Simple Example of Problem Solving
        • Defining the Problem
        • Building Paradigms
    • Theme
      • Thematic Structure
        • What Exactly IS Theme?
        • Describing The Story's Problem
        • More Resolution
        • Domains in Star Wars
        • Types
        • Concerns in Star Wars
        • Variations
        • Issues in Star Wars
        • Elements
        • Problems in Star Wars
      • Thematic Perspective
        • The Dramatica Structural Model
        • Matching Points Of View To The Chart
        • Overall Story Domain
        • Overall Story Throughline Combinations
        • Main Character Throughline Combinations
        • Impact Character Throughline Combinations
        • Subjective Story Throughline Combinations
        • Domains and Beyond
        • Concerns
        • Variations On A Theme
        • It's Elemental!
      • Thematic Argument
        • The Thematic Argument
        • Premise and the Thematic Argument
      • Thematic Shading
        • Sewing Together The Themes
        • Additional Story Points
    • Plot
      • Plot vs. Storyweaving
      • Thematic Plot Story Points
        • Plot Story Points
        • Story Goal
        • Story Requirements
        • Story Consequences
        • Story Forewarnings
        • Driver And Passenger Plot Story Points
        • Story Dividends
        • Story Costs
        • Story Prerequisites
        • Story Preconditions
        • In Summary
      • Progressive Plot Story Points
        • Plot Progression
        • Progressive Plot Points
        • Acts
        • Another View: 3 Act Progressions
        • Dramatica Act Structures
          • Dramatica Signposts and Journeys
          • Act Transitions
          • Act Patterns and the Dramatica Throughlines
          • Identifying Some Familiar Patterns
        • Sequences
        • How Sequences Relate to Acts
        • Scenes
        • Events
    • Genre
      • Traditional Genres
      • Modes of Expression
      • Grid of Dramatica Genres
      • Modes of Expression Example
  • The Art of Storytelling
    • Introduction to Storytelling
      • Introduction to Storytelling
      • The Four Stages of Communication
      • Genre, Plot, Theme, and Character
      • How Dramatica Fits In
      • Author as Audience
      • Emphasis Where Emphasis Is Due
    • Storyforming
      • Inspiration
      • Structure
      • Communication and Structure
      • Audience Impact
      • Character Dynamics
        • Character Dynamics
        • Resolve: Change or Steadfast?
        • Growth: Stop or Start?
        • Approach: Do-er or Be-er?
        • Mental Sex: Male or Female?
        • Wrapping Up Character Dynamics
      • Plot Dynamics
        • Plot Dynamics
        • Driver: Action or Decision?
        • Limit : Timelock or Optionlock?
        • Outcome: Success or Failure?
        • Judgment: Good or Bad?
      • Thematic Perspectives
        • Storyforming Structural Story Points
        • Selecting the Domains in your story
        • For the Overall Story Throughline:
        • Main, Impact, and the Overall Story
        • For the Subjective Story Throughline:
        • For the Main Character Throughline:
        • For the Impact Character Throughline:
        • Picking the proper Classes for the Domains in your Story
        • Dynamic Pairs of Domains
        • Who am I and what am I doing?
        • Who are YOU and what are YOU doing?
        • Who are WE and what are WE doing?
        • Who are THEY and what are THEY doing?
      • Plot Story Points
        • Static Plot Story Points
          • Selecting Plot Story Points
          • Story Goal Explained
          • Requirements
          • Consequences
          • Forewarnings
          • Driver and Passenger Quads
          • Dividends
          • Costs
          • Prerequisites
          • Preconditions
          • Plot Story Point Examples:
          • Summary On Selecting Static Plot Story Points
        • Progressive Plot Story Points
          • Static & Progressive Plot Story Points
          • Progressive Plot Story Points
          • Acts & Throughlines
      • Thematic Story Points
        • Selecting an Issue
        • Focus and Point of View
        • Thematic Quads
        • Dramatica's 64 Thematic Variations
        • Grazing for Themes
      • Character Story Points
        • A Bridge between Subjective and Objective...
        • The Problem Quad
        • Change Characters and the Crucial Element
        • Steadfast Characters and the Crucial Element
        • Wrapping Up The Selection Of Story Points
    • Storyencoding
      • Introduction To Storyencoding
      • Character
        • Encoding Objective Characters
        • Archetypal Characters
        • A Sample Story Using Archetypes
        • Complex Characters
        • Four-Dimensional Characters
        • Objective Characteristics
        • Objective Elements and the Subjective Characters
        • Encoding Subjective Characters
        • Encoding Mental Sex
        • Building A Mind for the Audience to Possess
      • Theme
        • Encoding Theme
        • Encoding the Overall Story Theme
        • Encoding Theme for the Other Throughlines
      • Plot
        • Encoding Plot
        • Encoding Progressive Plot Story Points
        • Overall Story Throughline Plot Progression
        • Main Character Throughline Plot Progression
        • Impact Character Throughline Plot Progression
        • Subjective Story Throughline Plot Progression
      • Genre
        • Encoding Genre
        • Medium and Format
    • Storyweaving
      • Introduction To Storyweaving
      • STORYWEAVING and STRUCTURE
      • Space and Time Together Again
      • Storyweaving Static Story Points
      • Storyweaving Characters
      • Storyweaving Techniques
      • Short Stories
      • Episodic Series
      • Subplots and Soap Operas
      • Tips for Novels
      • Storyweaving Goes to the Movies
      • Handoffs
    • Story Reception
      • Reception Basics
        • About the Audience
        • Writing for Oneself
        • Writing for Groups
      • Propaganda
        • A Quick Lesson in Propaganda
        • The Basics of Propaganda
        • The Audience
        • The Author
        • Shock as Propaganda
        • Awareness as Propaganda
        • Conditioning as Propaganda
        • Misdirection as Propaganda
        • A Word Of Warning
      • Adaptation
        • A Word About Adaptation
        • Adaptation Summary
  • Appendices
    • Beyond Dramatica
    • Analysis of Jurassic Park
    • Vocabulary
      • Grammar
      • Vocabulary
      • Synonyms
      • Structural Semantic Items
    • The Dramatica Structural Model
      • Dramatica's Structural Model
      • Situation Class
        • Situation Types
        • Situation Variations
        • Situation Elements
      • Activity Class
        • Activity Types
        • Activity Variations
        • Activity Elements
      • Manipulation Class
        • Manipulation Types
        • Manipulation Variations
        • Manipulation Elements
      • Fixed Attitude Class
        • Fixed Attitude Types
        • Fixed Attitude Variations
        • Fixed Attitude Elements
      • 64 Characteristics of Objective Characters
      • Characteristics of Archetypal Characters
  • Dramatica Resources
  • Melanie Anne Phillips
  • Chris Huntley
  • Stephen Greenfield

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