Narrative First

Narrative First

Podcast

Table of Contents

When It All Finally Clicks Into Place

That feeling when you unearth the hidden code of a great narrative.

Raiders of the Lost Ark and Multiple Storyforms

A deep-dive into the two narrative structures driving this classic action/adventure.

The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi

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Demystifying the Plot Points of a Complete Story

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Making Meaning Out of the Meaningless

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The 2018 Academy Awards

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The Relationship Story Throughline Is Not An Argument

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Connecting the Main Character to the Overall Story

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2018: The Year of Abundance

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The Narrative First Atomizer

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Story Structure Senioritis

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How to Outline Your Story with the Plot Sequence Report

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The Same Story: Aliens and Blade Runner: 2049

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The Power of Implied Story Points

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Handling Subplots with the Dramatica Storyform

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The Right Way to Use Dramatica

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Robert McKee and Syd Field Hate Dramatica

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Your Story is Schrödinger's Cat

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The Fugitive: When a Situation Isn't a Situation

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Get Out and Breaking Structure for Shock Value

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Everything You've Been Told About Story is Wrong

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The Final Word on Captain America: Civil War

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Figuring Out the Throughlines of a Complete Narrative

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Protagonists and Antagonists, Bad Guys and Good Guys

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The Civil War Over Captain America: Civil War

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Moonlight: Writing the Personal Story Through Propaganda

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The Final Word on Generating Dramatic Tension in Your Story

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Run With Me

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Discovering Dramatica and the Genesis of Narrative First: Part Two

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Discovering Dramatica and the Genesis of Narrative First: Part One

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James Bond is NOT the Antagonist

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Narrative Science and the Dawning of the Singularity

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What Story Structure Looks Like to Your Characters

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The Most Boring Storyform in the Entire World

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Arrival & The Zero-Sum Game

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The Best Picture of 2016 Doesn't Have a Story

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The Crucial Element to Telling a Great Story

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Finding Your Own Unique Voice When Writing for Nanowrimo

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Finding Inspiration for Nanowrimo Within a Great Story

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Trolls, Hacksaw Ridge, and Brainstorming a Brand New Genre

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Captain Fantastic and Creating a Story from Scratch for Nanowrimo

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Discovering the Hidden Code Within a Great Story

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How to Analyze a Narrative with Dramatica

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Ex Machina Mea Culpa

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An Introduction to Scene Construction with Dramatica

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Getting Personal with Your Storytelling

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The Essential Ingredients of Every Complete Story

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The True Nature of Story

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Does Your Main Character Build Resistance or Facilitate Flow?

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Defining the Feeling of Tension in Your Story

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Predicting Who Will Listen to Your Storyform

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Using Dramatica to Assess Narratives in the Real World

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9 Steps Towards Telling Your Story

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Transforming Real Life Into A Story and Disney's Moana

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Star Trek: The Case for Writing a Screenplay with Dramatica

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The Difference Between Star Trek and Star Wars

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Supercharging the Conflict in Your Story

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Batman vs. Superman vs. Deadpool

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Zootopia and Batman Begins

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Making Things Uncomfortable for Your Main Character

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How to End Writer's Block Forever

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Discovering the Story You Never Knew

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Finding Your True Self Through Writing

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The Power of the Playgrounds

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Analysis of Inside Out

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The Problem with Reverse-Engineering Dramatica

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Never Trust a Hero.

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