Storyforming Expand all How do you know when you’ve got your storyform right? What is a Grand Argument Story? Can you provide a definition of the four throughlines? What is the point of developing an objective story line? What happens when I omit one of the throughlines? How can I tell if my script or novel has one story or two stories? How does Dramatica apply to different lengths of fiction? How come when I get to domains it only offers me two choices? Must all domains be present in one story according to Dramatica? How do I override the program’s choices for MC Domain and IC Domain? How do I figure out what my Objective Story Domain is? Which “Goal” is the Story Goal? How do I build an Overall Story Problem? Can you explain the Relationship Story Throughline further? Can you explain the Story Driver further? What does Dramatica consider a Story Dilemma? Why does Dramatica limit a story to four Throughlines? How can I separate the Main Character Thoughline from the Overall Story? What is the difference between Storyforming and Storyweaving? How does the Main Character’s Unique Ability interact with the Story Outcome? How can I effectively illustrate the different character interactions? Can you explain the Story Limit further? How do the Issue and Counterpoint interact? How does the Main Character Solution work with a Steadfast Main Character? What are some examples of State of Being as an Issue? Why do Story Drivers always have to be the same? Does the Influence Character’s Problem-Solving Style matter? Can Memories include imaginings and envisionings of future and present? Must a new Act begin with a Story Driver? Is Story Judgment really an Overall Story Plot Dynamic? Why do all four Domains have to be explored? Why does the core inequity of a story fall into different Domains depending on the Perspective? Why do Villains tend to be the Influence Character in Horror stories? What MC attributes does the IC Unique Ability undermine? Can the Preconscious mean absent-mindedness? How do I create complex themes? Who does the Relationship Throughline apply to? What is the difference between the Domain and the Problem? What effect does the order of elements have on a story? How do I know if I have a Negative Goal? How does the Main Character Problem work within Steadfast Characters? Are there good techniques for distinguishing Conceiving from Conceptualizing? Do Static Story Points Repeat? Can you change structural points halfway through a story? Do the Signposts and Journeys have to sync up between the Throughlines? Is a Signpost a condition or an event? How do you illustrate an issue not covered by the Variations? Dramatica…I Don’t Get It Dramatica…I Still Don’t Get It What is the difference between a Problem and a Symptom? Can the Main Character decide both he and the Influence Character are wrong? How does a story end when Protagonist and Main Character are not the same? Why Do These Domains Impact Each Other? Do all narratives have to be Grand Argument Stories?
