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Every hero has one main goal and one main problem. The main goal is the physical goal the hero...

Romantic comedies are unique in that there usually isn’t a single, dominant villain trying to stop the hero from...

What makes a story interesting is seeing a hero gradually change. The hero initially starts out in a dead...

In a bad movie, the hero must constantly battle against obstacles that serve only to provide mindless action such...

Every story is about change. Without change, action by itself is meaningless. Action is only important when we can...

Although every movie is about a visual, physical goal, the real story is always the emotional goal the hero...

Once we know what the visual, physical story might be, we need to know what emotional dream the hero...

We can only care about action when we know and care about what the hero wants. However, what makes...

Once you’ve defined the basic plot of your story, the next step is to dig deeper and define the...

Everyone has a great idea for a story. Often that great idea is a vague, abstract concept such as...