Description
Welcome to
Dramatica, your creative writing partner.
Dramatica is
a complete step-by-step fiction writing system that has something to teach both
the aspiring writer and the established professional. Dramatica's StoryGuide
will handhold you from initial idea all the way through to completed narrative
treatment, inspiring you and supporting you along the way. It's like having a
successful author as your writing partner, sitting by your side and mentoring
you! Unlike lesser writing programs, you actually create your story in the
software.
You'll cast and build your characters, plot out your story,
layer in themes with universal meaning, and put it all together into scenes to
form a solid step outline. And as your mentor, Dramatica will do something no
other writing program can do -- it predicts parts of your story based on
creative decisions you make! You'll be delighted to see how many of your
creative choices Dramatica agrees with -- and amazed when it presents ideas you
haven't thought of yet. You'll be inspired to incorporate those ideas into your
developing story and make it even tighter -- with no plot holes or character
inconsistencies!
Here's how:
1. Structure
Your Plot
Answer Dramatica's thought provoking questions about your
characters and plot. This narrows down the possible ways of telling your story
to the one that best expresses your personal vision-and prompts Dramatica to
supply some answers of its own. Amazingly, it can show you which parts of your
story are strong, and which need punching up!
2.
Illustrate Your Story
Write specific examples of how each of your
story decisions about character arc, theme, conflict, tension, story goal, plot
points, etc. will play out in your story's scenes. At the click of a button,
see how the great writers illustrated the same story points in their classic
stories. In-depth breakdowns of over 60 films, novels, plays, and short stories
are always available.
3. Create Scenes
Now you weave together all the parts of the story you've developed so far.
Determine how elements of character, plot, and theme will be revealed to your
audience over time, and place your written examples directly into specific
Acts, Scenes, or Chapters. Your step outline or plot synopsis is complete,
ready to be honed into a killer first draft!
DramaticaPro v4.1
is the result of over 15 years of research and development, the Dramatica model
of story has been embraced by writers, reviewers, and over 700 colleges and
universities. After years of success, Dramatica just keeps on getting better --
and when you use it, so will your writing!
Dramatica Pro 4
software includes:
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• Dramatica
Desktop -- a collection of 12 clickable tiles that activate the key tools
in Dramatica. (SEE SCREEN SHOT) |
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StoryGuide -- There's only one way to write your story -- your
way. StoryGuide leads you step-by-step through the ideal path to creating your
unique story. Quick Start gives you instant feedback, Advanced guide takes you
from beginning to end. (SEE SCREEN SHOT)
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• Character
Casting -- Visualize your characters by casting them from your choice of
over 500 icons. Name them from a database of over 5,000 unique names. (SEE
SCREEN SHOT) |
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• Build
Characters -- Interesting. Deep. Real. Memorable. Dramatica helps you craft
characters that leap off the page and into the hearts and minds of your
audience. Define the relationships between your characters by assigning
thematic elements to character icons. Explore character relationships and see
how they help or hinder each other. Decide what's motivating your characters
and how they'll express the central themes of your story. (SEE
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• Story
Engine -- Dramatica's Story Engine takes you to the heart of your story,
graphically showing you how the changing of one dramatic element ripples
throughout your story and influences its structure. Explore your creative
choices here as Dramatica interacts with you, intuitively changing the impact
of your story on an audience. (SEE
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• Story
Status -- Responding to your choices, Dramatica shows you what other
character, plot, and themes issues you need to address, and in what order, to
come out with a perfectly structured story. As each stage of Story development
is completed, Dramatica gives you visual feedback on your progress, staying
with your until your story is fully realized. (SEE
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• Tutorial
& Help -- A complete online Tutorial nurtures you through the story
creation process. Dramatica's searchable, indexed Help System provides
accessible guidance instantly, while the entire Dramatica Theory Book online
provides helpful background. (SEE
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• Theme
Browser -- In one place, see how all your story's thematic elements
interconnect. Zoom in to focus on one area of your story, or zoom out to get a
bird's eye view of the big picture. (SEE
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• Plot
Progression -- Dramatica shows you the linear act structure of your story's
4 throughlines from beginning to middle to end. Each throughline has 4 plot
points-signposts indicating how the story will spin from act to act-and 3
acts-your characters' emotional journeys from one plot point to the next. (SEE
SCREEN SHOT) |
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• Scene
Creation -- Here's where you weave together all the parts of the story
you've developed. Determine how elements of character, plot, and theme will be
revealed to your audience over time. Illustrate how they'll show up in the
story by assigning them to the specific Scenes, Acts, or Chapters that combine
to make up your story's outline, treatment, or plot synopsis. (SEE
SCREEN SHOT) |
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• Amazing
Export for Screenwriter 3.0+ Users -- Users of
Movie Magic
Screenwriter can import their Dramatica story treatment directly into a
formatted script. All character names and descriptions, scene headings, and
scene descriptions are formatted automatically-you're up and running on your
first draft! (SEE SCREEN SHOT) |
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• The End
Result -- Gain deeper insight into your story with Dramatica's detailed
reports. Export your story treatment-containing the scene-by-scene narrative
plot synopsis (novelists) or treatment (scriptwriters) -into your favorite word
processor for further rewriting. |
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