A noob stuck with trying to find a storyform

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@Greg

If you do have a first draft, it may be that it’s not a complete story or contains scenes that don’t belong in the same story. If your draft already fully illustrates a storyform perfectly…like a glove…I’m not sure why you would even need to look at Dramatica. If you have an idea of what the completed draft is meant to say, find a storyform that best fits that. Where your story lines up, you’re already good. If theres something you can’t find in the story, add it until the storyform does fit the story like a glove.

^^ 100%

@Verica

Can I just have two different storyforms and “mix” them if I can’t find on that is perfect? I read some posts about how some people had one full storyform and one secondary.

Many works have more than one storyform, and it’s possible that’s what’s going on. But it’s not exactly a mix and match kind of thing. Anyway I’m not sure that’s the most productive approach at this point.

To sort of restate what I think @Greg was getting at: for what purpose do you feel you need Dramatica at this point? Are you struggling to understand your story concept or your characters better? Are you trying to nail down the plot events of the story before you write it? Do you have a finished draft but feel like something is missing?

The answers to those questions will inform how to best use Dramatica without getting lost in the weeds (in my opinion).