Same StoryForm all the time
Posted: Dec 26, 2009 6:02 pm
I keep getting the same Storyform when I use the Story Guide. When I answer just a few questions, it picks everything else for me and then I end up with this rigid story structure that I don't understand and does not resemble my story at all. This theory doesn't seem that flexible.
I have tried to use the Plot Progression panel from scratch but that does not get much better. If I had an idea why it was so fixed in these combinations, I might be able to make better selections to better match my story idea. I get better results just doing, what I think the method of the theory is, on paper.
I don't need to make all the selections line up with what I want. I can roll with smaller changes as long as I understand how they relate to the whole story. It just does not make sense.
I have been working with this for over three months and it is really getting frustrating. I got the book Dramatica for Screenwriters but I am having trouble following along the book with the software.
Reading the theory it sounds really good but I can't seem to get any practical use out of it. I am usually really good with software. My main issue is that I need a better understanding of the theory before the software can become useful.
I don't know what to try next. Help????
Arrrrrrrrrrg!
I have tried to use the Plot Progression panel from scratch but that does not get much better. If I had an idea why it was so fixed in these combinations, I might be able to make better selections to better match my story idea. I get better results just doing, what I think the method of the theory is, on paper.
I don't need to make all the selections line up with what I want. I can roll with smaller changes as long as I understand how they relate to the whole story. It just does not make sense.
I have been working with this for over three months and it is really getting frustrating. I got the book Dramatica for Screenwriters but I am having trouble following along the book with the software.
Reading the theory it sounds really good but I can't seem to get any practical use out of it. I am usually really good with software. My main issue is that I need a better understanding of the theory before the software can become useful.
I don't know what to try next. Help????
Arrrrrrrrrrg!