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The Story Puzzle
Setting
Introduction to Setting (7:44)
Start With Setting (5:53)
Scene Settings (9:06)
Imaginary Worlds (12:20)
Researching Your Setting (7:16)
Where Setting Meets Character (2:11)
Conclusion and Assignment (3:11)
Character
Introduction to Character (7:19)
Characters' Interior (9:20)
Personal History (11:07)
Web of Characters (5:20)
Casting Character Roles (18:39)
Create Likable Characters (11:08)
Model Characters After Real People (8:21)
Conclusion (5:14)
Conflict
Introduction to Conflict (6:33)
Character Circuitry (6:59)
Vary Your Conflict (4:15)
Social Conflicts and Identity Conflicts (5:00)
Look for the Third Alternative (1:25)
Conflicts with Setting (2:17)
Opposing Goals (1:28)
Researching Your Conflicts (2:46)
Conclusion (1:32)
Assignment (3:29)
Plotting
The Basics of Plotting (5:58)
The Three-Act Structure (11:09)
Divine Proportions of a Story (3:17)
Beginning a Tale (1:30)
Middles (10:10)
Troublesome Endings (4:12)
Climaxes That Work (9:01)
The Denouement (4:16)
Story Types or Shapes (9:56)
Conclusion and Assignment (3:06)
Themes
Dealing With Theme (8:51)
Themes (3:49)
Conclusion and Assignment (4:45)
Treatment
Style, Voice, and Tone (1:37)
Choosing and Using Emotional Draws (13:11)
Setting Writing Goals (6:37)
Assignment (3:58)
Conclusion to the Story Puzzle
Conclusion (6:51)
Researching Your Conflicts
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