Preface

The importance of this collection is that it places three essential storytelling principles under one cover: the dramatic principle (code) found in every human psychology, weakness and need as seen and understood by its character developmental schema; lastly, the catalyst, which is better or more widely known as the inciting incident. Both your hero as well as what their drive is come into clear focus when they are placed within the notion of their entire developmental process, from psychological weaknesses revealed, and moral needs established, which takes place in act one where you establish your hero’s world and then plant the conflict in order to move the hero to re-establish balance in the shattered world of his inciting incident.

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