Story Structure

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Defining the Emotional Change in the Hero

March 3, 2023

Every story changes the hero. In the beginning, the hero starts out as one type of person in their own self-created dead-end world. By the...

Focus on the Emotional Dilemma That Tears Your Hero Apart

February 27, 2023

Every story is about a hero who changes. In rare cases, such as “Being There,” “Forest Gump,” and “WALL-E,” the hero remains largely the same...

Defining Details to Make a Scene Come Alive

February 23, 2023

When writing a scene, use specific details that paint a distinct picture of the setting. Far too many writers settle for generic settings by simply...

Every Great Story Forces the Hero Into a Dilemma

February 18, 2023

We’ve all seen bad movies. Those movies simply show lots of action (“The 355”) or pretty set designs (“Don’t Worry, Darling”) but fail to tell...

Creating a Twist Halfway Through the Story

February 14, 2023

Every story starts off innocent enough, but about halfway through, there’s a sudden twist. This twist reveals the real goal of the villain. In the...

Why Story Settings Should Make Life Harder for Your Characters

February 10, 2023

Stories don’t exist in a vacuum. When two characters fight, fall in love, or learn from each other, they have to do it in a...

The Strong Foundation of Theme in James Cameron Movies

February 6, 2023

Watch any popular James Cameron movie and you’ll notice a pattern. HI movies aren’t just about spectacular special effects although there re plenty in movies...

Make Sure At Least One Character Has a Clear Goal

February 2, 2023

Every scene needs a purpose to provide new information to the story. However, far too many novices simply write scenes that dump information on the...

How to Write a Bad Movie (in 3 Easy Steps)

January 28, 2023

Hollywood tends to pump out an astoundingly large number of bad movies. What’s surprising is that these bad movies make the same mistakes over and...

Use Repetition to Emphasize an Idea

January 24, 2023

Listen to any good song and you’ll notice that the same notes are played repeatedly with minor variation. Stories need to use repetition as well...

About Wallace Wang

First place winner in Scriptapalooza’s 2023 screenwriting competition for the supernatural horror screenplay titled “Nightmares From a Past Life”. Author of “The 15 Minute Movie Method”, “Story Starter”, and “Writing Scenes for Screenplays” in addition to over 50 computer books. Writer of “Three of a Kind”, a situation comedy produced by San Diego State University’s film class that won a student Emmy award. Designer of the board game “Orbit War”, published by Steve Jackson Games, that simulates satellite warfare in the near future.