Narrative First

The Vault

Early essays and accounts of a greater understanding of story

Personal Baggage and the Main Character

Dec 8th, 2011

Ain't It Cool's Sneak Peek of Pixar's Brave Displays More Ignorance

Oct 25th, 2011

Why Gross Generalizations in Screenwriting Don't Work

Mar 31st, 2011

You Cannot Avoid Screenplay Structure

Jun 3rd, 2010

The Confusion between Main Character and Protagonist

Mar 29th, 2010

Michael Hague's Screenplay Structure and Why It Works

Mar 26th, 2010

The Mind of a Main Character

Mar 22nd, 2010

How Main Characters Approach Problems

Mar 14th, 2010

Development of Character Arc

Mar 9th, 2010

Main Character and Meaning

Mar 1st, 2010

Character Motivation Defined

Dec 3rd, 2009

Archetypes That Make Sense

Nov 28th, 2009

Archetypes and the Hero's Journey

Nov 26th, 2009

Two Sides of the Same Coin

Nov 8th, 2009

What Character Arc Really Means

Sep 24th, 2009

Determining the Mind of a Main Character

Sep 13th, 2009

The End Of A Main Character's Arc

Sep 7th, 2009

Untapped Potential

Aug 23rd, 2009

Of Tragedies and Triumphs

Jul 17th, 2009

Writing the Personal Tragedy

Jul 8th, 2009

Writing the Personal Triumph

Jun 28th, 2009

How to Write a Tragedy

Jun 8th, 2009

How to End a Movie

Jun 2nd, 2009

A Case Of The Missing Heart

Oct 31st, 2008

A Story is an Argument

Sep 25th, 2008

Same Story, Different Title

Jul 3rd, 2008

Every Character Should Have An Arc

Jun 16th, 2008

The Distance Needed To Write A Meaningful Story

Apr 30th, 2008

Why You Shouldn't Care How the Dramatica Theory of Story Works

Oct 10th, 2007

The Most Important Event in a Story

Oct 7th, 2007

A Good Influence Character Makes Things Uncomfortable

Sep 17th, 2007

The Dramatic Differences Between the Male and Female Mind

Aug 31st, 2007

The Second Most Important Character in a Film

Aug 20th, 2007

Thinking of Your Audience First

Jul 11th, 2007

Ratatouille: Why the Film Seems Too Long

Jul 9th, 2007

A Simple Way to Look at the Throughlines of Your Story

Jun 15th, 2007

The Truth about Dramatica and the X-Files

Jun 1st, 2007

Actual Proof of a Screenwriter Using Dramatica

May 25th, 2007

Steadfast Characters and the Crucial Element

May 22nd, 2007

When the Main Character is NOT the Protagonist

May 7th, 2007

Writing Consistent Plot Points

Apr 30th, 2007

The Keys to the Crucial Element of Screenwriting

Apr 24th, 2007

Casino Royale: Rewinding Your Main Character

Apr 23rd, 2007

Stories Are Like Birthday Cake

Mar 8th, 2007

The Prestige: Identifying the Main Character

Mar 6th, 2007

A Way to Build Dramatic Depth

Mar 2nd, 2007

Why Act Order Is More Important Than Time Spent

Dec 16th, 2005

Determining Your Protagonist’s Goal

Oct 24th, 2005

Dramatica Simplified

Jul 19th, 2005