While writing scenes, we need to keep three curves in mind: External value shifts (life/death for action) Internal value shifts (wisdom/folly for revelation) Tension I envision an optimal tension curve […]
Category: How to Storygrid
I use storygrid, www.storygrid.com to plot my stories. Here are my ideas and comments on this great tool.
The Hero’s Journey and the Kübler-Ross Model
The Kübler-Ross model details how we react, emotionally, to loss/adversity. These are the stages: Shock Denial Anger Bargaining Depression Deliberation Choice Integration Adversities kick off archetypal experiences cycles or pheres: […]
The Heroic Journey of the Hero’s Journey, Part 3
The Hero’s Journey, the Storygrid Fifteen/Twenty Core Scenes, and the Conventions and Obligatory Scenes of the Thriller In the Heroic Journey of the Hero’s Journey, Part 2, I showed how […]
Internal Content Genres
Good stories have two arks: The external ark of the story and the internal ark of the protagonist. Stories are about change and stories with flat characters are exactly that […]
The Heroic Journey of the Hero’s Journey, Part 2
The Hero’s Journey and the Storygrid Fifteen Core Scenes In the Heroic Journey of the Hero’s Journey, Part 1, I redefined the phases and milestones of the Hero’s Journey to […]