The Story Guy Newsletter
Scott McConnell the story guyA free newsletter for creatives featuring tips, reviews, and articles about scriptwriting and filmmaking.
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What is a Story Complicator and How to Use it to Structure Your Story
A guest column by Larry Benson (1)
The Complicator
One of the most useful principles to help a writer develop the conflict and structure of a story is what I call the Complicator.
The principle of a Complicator:
Any increase or decrease...
Using Theme to Create a Resonant Climax
A plot must be climaxed, not only in a way that resolves all the character goals and conflicts, but alsoin a way that answers the key idea issue of the story. A climax must answer the main theme question of the plot.
How many times have yo...
The Key to Writing Good Dialog is Not about Focusing on Dialog
When you create a script are you sometimes satisfied with its characters, plot, and the ideas that the story is dramatizing, but feel that the dialog just doesn’t cut it? That your dialog doesn’t convey a unique and intriguing person in a b...
A personal update from me
I have finally moved back to the States and am currently living in the Hot Springs Village area of Arkansas. My main reason to write to you is to note that from September 14 to October 12, I will be in Spain visiting history sites and art g...
How to Create Reversals to Rocket Your Story
A reversal is a form of twist/reveal that involves a big change in the fortunes of the protagonist. This change is most often the sudden reversing of the protagonist from good to bad fortune. This change is also usually against the expectat...
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Scott McConnell, former producer/showrunner and story consultant, is editor of the Story Guy Newsletter. Scott also travels to enjoy beauty, art, history and heroes.
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