More balance from The Princess Bride. The novel sits across from the Grandson. The heartfelt relationship between a grandfather reading a book to his grandson counters the big picture plot of convincing everyone that true love exists. 
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More balance from The Princess Bride. The novel sits across from the Grandson. The heartfelt relationship between a grandfather reading a book to his grandson counters the big picture plot of convincing everyone that true love exists. ❤️
This makes me inordinately happy to see. The Princess Bride on Subtext - all nicely balanced and full of key insights on the structure behind intent. 
When you plug in judgment as the Grandson’s Problem (Evaluation in Dramatica) the narrative engine predicts Reduction as the source of drive from the novel–which is literally, don’t judge a book by its cover. 🤯
Re-visited The Princess Bride this weekend as I double-check narratives with Be-er Main Characters. It’s super clear that the Grandson is in Mind (I hate that stuff) and that it’s the Universe of The Princess Bride novel that influences him to abandon the judgments.
I never realized this, but listening to the soundtrack for Ex Machina in the background - the last track is a spin on Close Encounters …
What you want to say->story structure. Intent sets order.
Subtext’s Premise Builder is pretty much feature complete now. 3+ years in the making. I feel pretty good about the balance between power & simplicity. Just need to iron out a few things and then you’ll be able to generate a complete outline from a thematic statement.
Looking back over old code, it almost breaks my heart to have remove the pieces I don’t need anymore. It’s either that, or the soundtrack from The Prestige on infinite repeat tonight…
When a single typo unravels the entire universe 🤣
When you’re using ‘mindset’ as a variable, do understand that ‘mindest’ is not the same thing (but totally looks the same the first 596 times you looked at it).
Actual quote from actual writer: “[The InstantScenes do] help, because they turn the cryptic Dramatica language into something more concrete, something that gives you a new view of the story and generates ideas.”
My work here is done 😊
Watching Tribes of Europa, this certainly isn’t your mother’s Hunger Games! 😂 On a side note — Clinton Shorter may be my new favorite composer.
Many conflate subject matter for structure (see previous tarot tweet). In a mind that sees the world through space and time, order carries a specific meaning.
In other words, your story won’t make sense if you don’t bring some order to it.
Someone once told me they thought Subtext/Dramatica sounded like tarot cards for writers. If by sparking an intuitive reaction to the “card”, then yes, I would agree. Difference? Tarot is random. Subtext is a specific order based on Authors intent. Huge difference.
Assuming Wandavision doesn’t take an immense left turn tonight, I’ll be publishing the Storyform for the entire season later tonight. It’s basically over, just need to tie off a few leftover threads in the narrative.
To be clear, when you choose “being irrational” for Character and “securing a future” for the Plot, Subtext tells you this is how Braveheart should end:
When you figure out something you’ve been working on for 22 years, Welcome to the Black Parade is essential celebration music.
Oh man, I just found out my very first client landed at the top of a very important industry list in Hollywood!!! WOW!! 🤩 🎉🥳
The writing/re-writing wheel still exists with Subtext. If you got the structure 100% right from the beginning you would lose the motivation to write. The “unknowing” is what drives you to finish it. Subtext just helps you gently organize your thoughts along the way.
Subtext tip: Different characters carry out the same Storybeat or Storypoint in the same Concern. Ensemble pieces often take this approach. You just don’t want to do it too much in the same Act—the Audience will feel like you’re hitting them over the head with Thene.
A virtual recital.
Watching my brother’s world premiere of his Seven Family Miniatures — original compositions being played in a live recital at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music! 🎸🎶
I may or may not have just unlocked the mysteries of the universe (or, at the very least, successfully converted space into time and back again).
Best part about building Subtext? User requests ability to copy InstantScenes to clipboard. Brilliant idea! Time from suggestion to live on server? Less than 50 minutes. 😃 
Crazy watching old classes in Subtext where I talk about crowd-sourcing narratives (which it does now). It’s great seeing your dreams come to life 😃 
Somewhere in story structure land someone once pointed out that scenes “turn”, and that there’s a “charge” that switches from positive to neg& back. It’s true, and the REASON for that are the entry and exit points of a Dramatic Unit. InstantScenes in Subtext show this 