Story Structure

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Changing Your Hero’s Situation and Character

August 4, 2015

The most interesting stories involve changing your hero’s situation and character. In the beginning of your story, your hero is stuck in a dead end...

The Emptiness of Action

August 1, 2015

Remakes of movies are often pale imitations of the original. The original movie is often popular because it’s different and unique. The remake often substitutes...

Through Innocent Eyes

July 31, 2015

When you need to create a story world, your existing characters already know how it works so it will look phony if characters tell each...

The Four Battles of Your Story

July 22, 2015

What is the main conflict of your story? Every story is a promise of some kind. A horror story promises to scare you. An action...

The Lessons of “Ant-Man”

July 20, 2015

In the comic book world, Ant-Man was a minor superhero. After all, shrinking in size and controlling ants isn’t exactly visually exciting action. Yet the...

The Symbol of Hope

July 17, 2015

Your hero is a slug. He or she may want a goal, but often has no reason to pursue it and no clear direction for...

Nothing Comes Easy

July 14, 2015

Imagine the following story. A boy meets a girl, they fall in love, and they live happily ever after. Boring, right? How about this story?...

Tension and Suspense

July 13, 2015

Here’s what Hollywood thinks people want to see in a story. More car crashes, bigger explosions, and more gunfire. Here’s what people really want to...

The Lesson of “Cinderella”

July 11, 2015

Disney recently created a live action version of the famous Cinderella story that’s actually a very good movie despite the fact that nearly everyone already...

Creating a Monster

July 10, 2015

In the book “Writing Monsters” the author explains how to make a monster for your novel, short story, or screenplay. Although monsters are often associated...

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.