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The Story Department Est. 2009 · Karel Segers
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Section N · Story & Structure 348 entries 26 August 2026

Story & Structure

The craft of telling a story starts with structure skills.

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  1. Wow Them In The End – Give Your Screen Story An Amazing Ending

    A great ending can save an otherwise problematic or difficult script - like The Muppet Man. Or have you seen…

    6 min
  2. Masks, Archetypes and Metaphors [and why the Donald doesn’t don]

    In this post, I want you to bear with me, as I meander through Covid-19, The Don and masked superheroes,…

    8 min
  3. The Dreaded Passive Protagonist Will Never Kill Your Script Again

    It keeps surprising me how many writers turn in scripts with a passive protagonist, or featuring characters that are barely…

    8 min
  4. Courses, Books & Consults Won’t Cut It.

    In addition to working with writers, producers and agencies everywhere, I teach screenwriting courses at film schools in Australia, Europe…

    8 min
  5. The Idea: The Seven Elements Of A Viable Story

    The Idea is a book that could save screenwriters weeks, months or even years of time wasted on projects that…

    5 min
  6. “Set Up The Goal Before The End Of Act 1” – And Other Bad Screenwriting Advice

    If anyone tells you that a screenwriter must set up the story goal before the end of Act 1, avoid…

    5 min