# Inside the Clockwork Quote of the Day May 8 **URL:** \ **Category:** Dramatica Theory\ **Created:** [May 8, 2018, 3:12pm UTC](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/inside-the-clockwork-quote-of-the-day-may-8/1755 "2018-05-08T15:12:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![GetSchwifty](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex010/user_avatar/discuss.dramatica.com/getschwifty/32/2581_2.png) [@GetSchwifty](https://discuss.dramatica.com/u/GetSchwifty)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2018, 3:12pm UTC](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/inside-the-clockwork-quote-of-the-day-may-8/1755/1 "2018-05-08T15:12:02Z")
Chapter 12 ELEMENTS & VARIATIONS “Elements can be said to be an appreciation of a story when it is seen ‘spatially’ (in terms of the arrangement of the dramatic items\_.” “‘Variations’, on the other hand, give a clue in their name that they ‘vary’, and are therefore more ‘temporal’ appreciations, that depend on how thins evolve over time.” ![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex010/uploads/dramatica/original/1X/fa05095c090b17b3b3ba74f2434703d89e5242ad.png) different POV ![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex010/uploads/dramatica/original/1X/881ce5bcd7f39b9078b5ecb6779ea4beb34fa11d.png) ---
**Author:** ![adanawtn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex010/user_avatar/discuss.dramatica.com/adanawtn/32/660_2.png) [@adanawtn](https://discuss.dramatica.com/u/adanawtn)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2018, 3:40pm UTC](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/inside-the-clockwork-quote-of-the-day-may-8/1755/2 "2018-05-08T15:40:18Z")
Those illustrations are like a light bulb going off in my head. Are the three sets of four questions where the Essential Questions come in? ---
**Author:** ![GetSchwifty](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex010/user_avatar/discuss.dramatica.com/getschwifty/32/2581_2.png) [@GetSchwifty](https://discuss.dramatica.com/u/GetSchwifty)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2018, 4:58pm UTC](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/inside-the-clockwork-quote-of-the-day-may-8/1755/3 "2018-05-08T16:58:22Z")
Exactly. Thanks for the compliment but this is all Chris and Melanie’s work, drawn from Melanies words in Inside the Clockwork. Suggestion, get the book and read the chapters as I work through them. Your mileage may vary. ---
**Author:** ![GetSchwifty](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex010/user_avatar/discuss.dramatica.com/getschwifty/32/2581_2.png) [@GetSchwifty](https://discuss.dramatica.com/u/GetSchwifty)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2018, 5:29pm UTC](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/inside-the-clockwork-quote-of-the-day-may-8/1755/4 "2018-05-08T17:29:24Z")
cleaned up a bit. ![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex010/uploads/dramatica/original/1X/ce5dafa821934a1ed710038fe8d630233a337209.png) Thanks to @adanawtn for the thought of making it clearer about the 12 Essential Questions. ---
**Author:** ![GetSchwifty](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex010/user_avatar/discuss.dramatica.com/getschwifty/32/2581_2.png) [@GetSchwifty](https://discuss.dramatica.com/u/GetSchwifty)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2018, 6:16pm UTC](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/inside-the-clockwork-quote-of-the-day-may-8/1755/5 "2018-05-08T18:16:57Z")
Hmm…I just had an idea for a few sketches that would make the software less opaque while you’re using it…need to find some time to do it. ---
**Author:** ![Prish](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex010/user_avatar/discuss.dramatica.com/prish/32/33_2.png) [@Prish](https://discuss.dramatica.com/u/Prish)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2018, 6:26pm UTC](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/inside-the-clockwork-quote-of-the-day-may-8/1755/6 "2018-05-09T18:26:23Z")
My eyes are upon you, waiting…Sounds fun! ---
**Author:** ![GetSchwifty](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex010/user_avatar/discuss.dramatica.com/getschwifty/32/2581_2.png) [@GetSchwifty](https://discuss.dramatica.com/u/GetSchwifty)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2018, 6:54pm UTC](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/inside-the-clockwork-quote-of-the-day-may-8/1755/7 "2018-05-09T18:54:13Z")
Need to go home early and get sleep tonight after all nighter delivering international product. Dramatica must wait for 24 hours! I am Outside the Clockwork 😉