Story Structure

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Conflict, Change, and Character Development

November 21, 2018

Look at any scene and it needs conflict, change, and character development. Conflict pits two sides against each other where one comes out a winner....

Comedy and Drama Are (Almost) Identical

November 16, 2018

When you’re writing a comedy or a drama, the end goal is the same. In the beginning, the hero wants to achieve an emotional goal....

Turning an Idea Into a Plot

November 13, 2018

Everyone can come up with a great idea for a story. The hard part is taking that great idea and turning it into a believable...

No Minor Characters Help the Hero

November 10, 2018

Heroes are admirable because they fight an uphill struggle against tremendous odds, so the best way to increase the odds against the hero is to...

Understanding the Comedy Genre

November 7, 2018

Along with horror, comedy is one of the cheapest types of movies to film because most of the time, the settings are contemporary with few...

The Genre Defines the Story

November 4, 2018

Every story fits within a specific type of genre such as romance, horror, or action. The type of genre you story fits under largely defines...

Defining the Obstacles for the Hero

November 1, 2018

Every hero is trying to achieve an emotional goal, which means overcoming a character flaw from the past. To achieve this emotional goal, the hero...

One Problem Attacked From Different Sides

October 29, 2018

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

Think Like a Romantic Comedy

October 26, 2018

Romantic comedies are unique in that there usually isn’t a single, dominant villain trying to stop the hero from accomplishing anything. In most action films...

Learning From Bad Movies

October 23, 2018

If you watch a great movie, you can be intimidated into thinking you can’t write something that good (you can). So to boost your confidence,...

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.