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    The Manual

    Apr 1st, 2021

    Season 5 | Episode 11

    Chang Can Dunk: Blacklist Script Analysis

    Appreciating the brick shot

    Concepts: Objective Story, Story Goal, Story Consequence

    Mar 25th, 2021

    Season 5 | Episode 10

    The Thinking Behind the Premise Builder

    The concepts behind the ultimate tool for establishing meaning

    Concepts: Premise

    Mar 18th, 2021

    Season 5 | Episode 9

    The Key Differences Between Subtext and Dramatica

    Minor adjustments that make giant leaps forward

    Concepts: Storyform, Justification, The Holistic Premise

    Mar 11th, 2021

    Season 5 | Episode 8

    The Quickest Way to Find the Premise of Your Story

    Think a better story super quick

    Concepts: Premise, Storypoints, Subjective Premise Method

    Mar 4th, 2021

    Season 5 | Episode 7

    Headhunter: Blacklist Script Analysis

    How to fix the ending of an almost screenplay

    Concepts: Main Character Resolve, Influence Character Resolve, Premise

    Feb 26th, 2021

    Season 5 | Episode 6

    The Key Components of a Holistic Premise

    Getting to know the complexities within a meaningful Premise

    Concepts: Holistic Premise, Main Character Growth, Story Judgment

    Feb 11th, 2021

    Season 5 | Episode 5

    Finding the Right Storyform for your Story, Quick

    Developing an intuitive sense of story structure

    Concepts: Storyform

    Feb 4th, 2021

    Season 5 | Episode 4

    Writing a Story with Holistic Story Structure

    Appreicating the importance of time before space

    Concepts: Holistic Mindset, Thematic Conversations

    Jan 28th, 2021

    Season 5 | Episode 3

    A Re-analysis of Hitchcock's Rear Window

    Building a more comprehensive understanding of narrative structure

    Concepts: Holistic Mindset, Thematic Conversations

    Jan 21st, 2021

    Season 5 | Episode 2

    Keeping Complex Story Structure Simple

    How to focus in on the important parts of the Dramatica theory of story

    Concepts: Dramatica, Temporal Sequences

    Jan 14th, 2021

    Season 5 | Episode 1

    Explaining the Holistic Mindset Behind Narrative Structure

    What it looks like to structure a story around character

    Concepts: Holistic Mindset

    Dec 17th, 2020

    Season 4 | Episode 18

    Defining the Protagonist and Antagonist of a Story

    Looking towards Goal and Consequence to establish narrative drive

    Concepts: Objective Story Throughline, Protagonist, Antagonist, Story Goal, Story Consequence

    Dec 10th, 2020

    Season 4 | Episode 17

    Building a Great Story from the Ground-Up

    Leveraging Subtext to find an outline from a premise

    Concepts: Story Development, Premise, Plot

    Dec 3rd, 2020

    Season 4 | Episode 16

    On Conflict, Context and Justification

    Clearing up the difference and relationships between all three concepts of story

    Concepts: Source of Conflict, Justification

    Nov 19th, 2020

    Season 4 | Episode 15

    Back to Basics When Writing Justifications

    Returning to the fundamentals of conflict

    Concepts: Sources of Conflict

    Nov 12th, 2020

    Season 4 | Episode 14

    Building Conflict and Understanding Stories of Virtue

    An exploration of narrative conflict and what it means to end a story in failure

    Concepts: Tale, Sources of Conflict, Justification, Virtuous Endings, Subjective Premise

    Nov 5th, 2020

    Season 4 | Episode 13

    Defining the Source of Conflict in a Throughline

    A way to focus your writing on what counts

    Concepts: Source of Conflict

    Oct 29th, 2020

    Season 4 | Episode 12

    Conflict Corner: Designing Compelling Scenes

    A mini-workshop illustrating how to create conflict from subtext

    Concepts: Sources of Conflict, Justification, PRCO, Scene Construction

    Oct 22nd, 2020

    Season 4 | Episode 11

    The Story Structure of I'm Thinking of Ending Things

    The intentions of the Author set the narrative template

    Concepts: Four Throughlines, Premise, Holistic Mindset

    Oct 15th, 2020

    Season 4 | Episode 10

    Back to Basics: Structuring a Short Story

    Separating the objecive plot from subjective emotional concerns

    Concepts: Sources of Conflict, Four Throughlines

    Oct 8th, 2020

    Season 4 | Episode 9

    Focusing on the Four Throughlines of Your Story

    Getting back to basics to make your story stronger

    Concepts: Four Throughlines, Methods

    Oct 1st, 2020

    Season 4 | Episode 8

    Illustrating the Past as a Source of Conflict

    Moving beyond the Mad-libs approach to Dramatica

    Concepts: Sources of Conflict, Methods

    Sep 24th, 2020

    Season 4 | Episode 7

    Hands-on: Using the Premise Builder to Create a Story

    A walkthrough of Subtext's innovative contribution to story structure

    Concepts: Premise Builder, Objective Premise Element, Subjective Premise Element, Premise Appreciations, Genre

    Sep 17th, 2020

    Season 4 | Episode 6

    Dramatica Script Analysis of The Laborer

    What to do with stories that are almost good

    Concepts: Four Throughlines, Main Character Throughline, Objective Story Problem, Objective Story Solution, Protagonist, Antagonist

    Sep 10th, 2020

    Season 4 | Episode 5

    Rewriting Weak Scenes

    Maximizing narrative conflict by connecting to structure

    Concepts: Scene Structure, PRCO

    Aug 27th, 2020

    Season 4 | Episode 4

    Writing Great Endings to Your Scenes

    Using Dramatica and Subtext to turn your story in a different direction

    Concepts: PRCO, KTAD

    Aug 20th, 2020

    Season 4 | Episode 3

    Script Analysis of The Traveler

    A great start in need of some development

    Concepts: Relationship Story Throughline, Objective Story Throughline

    Aug 13th, 2020

    Season 4 | Episode 2

    How Objective Story Characters Relate to Your Story

    Understanding the impact a Premise plays on character interactions

    Concepts: Objective Story Character Elements, Protagonist, Antagonist, Archetypes

    Aug 6th, 2020

    Season 4 | Episode 1

    Introducing the Story Continuum

    A brand new look at an age-old concept

    Concepts: Story Continuum

    Jun 25th, 2020

    Season 3 | Episode 25

    Script Analysis of Don't Worry, Darling

    A Psychological Thriller that isn't psychological

    Concepts: Dramatica, Genre

    Jun 18th, 2020

    Season 3 | Episode 24

    How to Write a Story about Gaslighting

    When psychological manipulation weaves its way into story structure

    Concepts: Genre, Main Character Problem, Objective Story Problem, Quad Math

    Jun 11th, 2020

    Season 3 | Episode 23

    Exploring the Vertical Quad in Dramatica

    Appreciating the hidden code behind character and plot

    Concepts: Quad Math, Genre, Plot, Theme, Character

    Jun 4th, 2020

    Season 3 | Episode 22

    Defining the Holistic Side of Static Storypoints

    Where the static is dynamic

    Concepts: Holistic Mindset, Static Storypoints

    May 28th, 2020

    Season 3 | Episode 21

    Dramatica Script Analysis of The Process

    Using narrative theory to unravel compelling storytelling

    Concepts: Storyform

    May 21st, 2020

    Season 3 | Episode 20

    The Different Paths to Justification

    Understanding the role Mindset plays in the creation of blind spots.

    Concepts: Justification

    May 14th, 2020

    Season 3 | Episode 19

    Unearthing Sincere Subtext in Your Story

    Charting justifications to fuel narrative drive

    Concepts: Justification

    May 7th, 2020

    Season 3 | Episode 18

    Constructing Sources of Confict

    Where to begin when you're not sure how to end things

    Concepts: Justification

    Apr 30th, 2020

    Season 3 | Episode 17

    Dramatica Script Analysis of Field of View

    Deep insight into this top-performer from the Blacklist 2019

    Concepts: Storyform

    Apr 23rd, 2020

    Season 3 | Episode 16

    Constructing Complete Scenes with InstantScenes

    Using Subtext to develop strong and compelling scenes in your story

    Concepts: Holistic Premise, Scene Construction, InstantScenes

    Apr 16th, 2020

    Season 3 | Episode 15

    Understanding the Holistic Appreciations of Story Structure

    Concepts: Holistic, Condition, Adjustment, Resistance, Flow

    Apr 9th, 2020

    Season 3 | Episode 14

    Jumpstart Your Writing with InstantScenes

    Concepts: Scenes

    Apr 2nd, 2020

    Season 3 | Episode 13

    An Introduction to Using Subtext to Write Stories

    Learn what awaits inside

    Concepts: Storybeats, Premise, Storyform, Dramatica

    Mar 26th, 2020

    Season 3 | Episode 12

    Script Analysis of The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent

    Concepts: Four Throughlines, Genre

    Mar 18th, 2020

    Season 3 | Episode 11

    The Holistic Mindset's Aversion to Judgment

    Concepts: Holistic Mindset, Story Judgment

    Mar 11th, 2020

    Season 3 | Episode 10

    From Subtext to Treatment

    Concepts: Treatment

    Mar 4th, 2020

    Season 3 | Episode 9

    Weaving the Storybeats of Your Fourth Act

    Concepts: Storybeats

    Feb 27th, 2020

    Season 3 | Episode 8

    JoJo Rabbit and the Blacklist Script Analysis of Move On

    Concepts: Storybeats

    Feb 20th, 2020

    Season 3 | Episode 7

    Weaving the Storybeats of your Third Act

    Concepts: Storybeats

    Feb 13th, 2020

    Season 3 | Episode 6

    Weaving the Storybeats of your Second Act

    Concepts: Signposts, Story Drivers, Relationship Story Throughline

    Feb 6th, 2020

    Season 3 | Episode 5

    Weaving the Storybeats of your First Act

    Crafting a story from story theory

    Concepts: Signposts, Story Drivers

    Jan 31st, 2020

    Season 3 | Episode 4

    Kinfolk: Blacklist Script Analysis

    Strategies for improving a screenplay by intent

    Concepts: Main Character Problem, Objective Story Problem

    Jan 24th, 2020

    Season 3 | Episode 3

    Developing the Protagonist and Antagonist of a Story

    Tying archetypes together through thematic intent

    Concepts: Main Character Problem, Objective Story Problem, Protagonist, Antagonist

    Jan 16th, 2020

    Season 3 | Episode 2

    Weaving the Objective Story Throughline

    Bringing it all together in service of a great story

    Concepts: Objective Story Throughline, Storyweaving, Storybeats

    Jan 9th, 2020

    Season 3 | Episode 1

    Building a Premise and the Personality Quad

    Kicking off 2020 with a look at what is on the way

    Concepts: Premise, Personality, Genre, Subgenre

    Dec 20th, 2019

    Season 2 | Episode 22

    The Impact of the Influence Character on the Main Character

    How to weave the two Throughlines together

    Concepts: Influence Character Throughline, Influence Character Problem

    Dec 6th, 2019

    Season 2 | Episode 21

    The Severity of a Personal Tragedy

    Understanding the bitter part of bittersweet

    Concepts: Personal Tragedy, Severe Ending, Influence Character Throughline

    Nov 21st, 2019

    Season 2 | Episode 20

    King Richard: Script Analysis

    Crafting real world events into a meaningful story.

    Concepts: Influence Character Resolve

    Nov 16th, 2019

    Season 2 | Episode 19

    The Feeling of a Genre

    How to tune your intuition to different narrative structures.

    Concepts: Genre

    Nov 9th, 2019

    Season 2 | Episode 18

    Signposts and Story Drivers in a Holistic Story

    An explosion of creativity moves the Dramatica theory of story forward.

    Concepts: Problem-Solving Style

    Nov 2nd, 2019

    Season 2 | Episode 17

    Numbers and Words: Dramatica Analysis

    Filling in the blanks of a moving character study.

    Concepts: Influence Character Throughline, Relationship Story Throughline

    Oct 24th, 2019

    Season 2 | Episode 16

    Developing the Main Character Throughline

    Finding a way in to your story through a personal perspective

    Concepts: Main Character Throughline

    Oct 17th, 2019

    Season 2 | Episode 15

    Building Your First Act

    Moving from one perspective to the next

    Concepts: Storyweaving

    Oct 8th, 2019

    Season 2 | Episode 14

    Building the Objective Story Throughline of Your Story

    Ending with the beginning

    Concepts: Storyweaving

    Oct 1st, 2019

    Season 2 | Episode 13

    Writing with Dramatica is Re-writing

    What to do when your Storyform keeps changing

    Concepts: Premise, Storyform

    Sep 26th, 2019

    Season 2 | Episode 12

    Dramatica Script Analysis of Beside Ourselves

    Impressing the Academy with impressive story structure

    Concepts: Storyform

    Sep 19th, 2019

    Season 2 | Episode 11

    A Dramatica Understanding of Scene Structure

    Connecting the micro with the macro

    Concepts: Relationship Story Throughline, Scene Structure, PRCO

    Sep 12th, 2019

    Season 2 | Episode 10

    Developing a Relationship Story Throughline (Part 5)

    Concepts: Relationship Story Throughline

    Sep 5th, 2019

    Season 2 | Episode 9

    Developing a Relationship Story Throughline (Part 4)

    Concepts: Relationship Story Throughline

    Aug 29th, 2019

    Season 2 | Episode 8

    Dramatica Script Analysis of Don't Go In The Water

    Concepts: Storyform

    Aug 22nd, 2019

    Season 2 | Episode 7

    Developing a Relationship Story Throughline (Part 3)

    Concepts: Relationship Story Throughline, Story Driver, Holistic Mindset

    Aug 15th, 2019

    Season 2 | Episode 6

    How to Develop a Relationship Story Throughline (Part 2)

    Concepts: Relationship Story Throughline, Relationship Story Problem, Relationshp Story Solution

    Aug 8th, 2019

    Season 2 | Episode 5

    How to Develop a Relationship Story Throughline (Part 1)

    Concepts: Relationship Story Throughline, Premise

    Aug 1st, 2019

    Season 2 | Episode 4

    The Premise and How It Drives the Structure of a Story

    Concepts: Premise, Relationship Story Throughline, Main Character Throughline, Influence Character Throughline

    Jul 25th, 2019

    Season 2 | Episode 3

    Dramatica Script Analysis of 73 Seconds

    Concepts: Storyform

    Jul 18th, 2019

    Season 2 | Episode 2

    Introducing the Premise Builder in Subtext

    Concepts: Premise Builder

    Jun 27th, 2019

    Season 1 | Episode 47

    The Steadfast Holistic Premise

    Concepts: Holistic Premise

    Feb 14th, 2019

    Season 1 | Episode 28

    Justification within the Relationship Story Throughline

    Understanding the emotional baggage within a relationship.

    Concepts: Relationship Story Throughline

    Jan 17th, 2019

    Season 1 | Episode 17

    Wanderlust: Season One Dramatica Analysis

    Filling in the blanks of a moving character study.

    Concepts: Relationship Story Throughline

    Jul 10th, 2018

    Season 1 | Episode 2

    A Walkthrough of Subtext -- The Story Structure App for Creative Geniuses

    An overview of the thinking behind many of Subtext's core principles

    Concepts: Premise, Illustrations

    Jul 3rd, 2018

    Season 1 | Episode 1

    The Writers Room: Season One, Episode One

    Concepts: Crucial Element, Plot Progression, Relationship Story Throughline