Story Structure

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Defining the Physical Problem of the Hero

December 3, 2022

Every story needs a physical problem for the hero to resolve. Physical problems are often external, such as watching the hero fight the villain in...

Make the Last Scene Memorable

November 29, 2022

Every story must start with a goal and end by showing whether the hero got that goal or not. Yet most people write a story...

Flawed Beginning and Endings Will Kill Your Story

November 25, 2022

The two most crucial parts of your screenplay is the beginning and the end. The beginning must grab our attention right away and the end...

Make a Story Stronger with Symbols

November 17, 2022

One way to make any story stronger is to add symbolism. A symbol simply represents a prominent idea in the story. “Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter”...

How to Outline a Complete Story with the Beginning and Ending Scenes

November 9, 2022

One of the biggest problems writers face when creating a story is how to get started. The worst way to get started is to start...

Try Identifying a Great Movie Within the First Seven Minutes

November 5, 2022

Watch a great movie and within the first few minutes, it’s grabbed your attention and introduced an unresolved problem. In “Star Wars,” the unresolved problem...

Defining the Framework of a Great Story

November 1, 2022

Every story defines an initial, unresolved problem for the hero that will never get resolved until near the end. The story’s theme then defines the...

Structure a Story With Matching Opening and Ending Scene Details

October 28, 2022

Many writers make the huge mistake of trying to write a screenplay from start to finish in a linear fashion. This guarantees problems because in...

A Never-Ending Stream of Goals Keeps the Story Moving

October 24, 2022

The worst thing that can happen to any story is that it gets boring because audiences have no idea why they’re watching a scene. Therefore...

Grab and Hold Attention by Keeping the Story Focused on the Hero

October 20, 2022

The purpose of a screenplay is not to tell a story. The real purpose of a screenplay is to grab and hold our attention. Only...

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.