FYI… The last podcast episode of Narrative First entitled “Story Structure Senioritis” is pretty awesome. Perhaps Jim, like you (Audz) and us here on this thread, is sensing everyone chomping at the bit about using Dramatica not only for an analysis tool but as an expansive and powerful creation tool. I seem to just eat up anyone sharing their process of how they create with Dramatica. So far the models I’ve encountered on creation are:
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The tuturials that Chris Huntley narrated as the start-up user videos for Dramatica Story Expert.
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The annual Storyweaving Dramatica User’s Group events. That fact that this is done only once a year while they have 11 monthly (wonderful) analyses a year illustrates how Dramatica has been more favored as an analysis tool rather than as a creation tool.
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Armando’s creative process outlined in the book “Dramatica for Screenwriters”
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@jhull’s process outlined in this class, video available here:
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@jhull’s processes described throughout his Narrative First blog and podcasts.
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@jhull’s process that he started in this week’s Narrative First episode entitled “Story Structure Senioritits” (that I noted above) in which he begins demonstrating taking a story from a raw storyform (with gists) and giving it shape. I hope he continues this series to a point where we can see the path from story form to more finished work. (Jim is clearly establishing himself as an expert and leader in the creative aspects of Dramatica. It’s good to see.)
To me, using Dramatica as a creation tool is the most underutilized and lesser understood aspect of it. Bravo to those continuing to forage the possibilities of Dramatica as a creation tool.