Okay, I know I say below that I love point of view more than anything, but really, dramatic structure tops the list. In this illustrated walkthrough of the main dramatic structures available to people, I explain how almost everything in Western literature is some variation of the 3 Act Structure, talk about how the dramatic question drives conflict forward, and I look at kishōtenketsu as well, the non-Western story without conflict. In terms of illustrations, over the years I’ve made some charts mapping out the dramatic structures that I provide here. I use them in my classes and you’re welcome to use any of them in your own classes, just keep the copyright on them! You can also see how I’m recovering from the lightpox I picked up in the post on Fantasy Mana Diseases!
