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Dramatica Tip of the Month
June, 1998

Choosing your Main Character's Growth, Stop or Start, is much like asking if a glass is half empty or half full. A Stop story focuses attention on a "half full" Main Character that needs to be emptied. A Start story focuses attention of a "half empty" Main Character that needs to be filled. Attention to what is there or what is missing helps your audience understand how a Main Character must develop in order for her to Change or remain Steadfast in her Resolve.

 

 

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