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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. Never, ever leave your vehicle.

    How would you like it to be commissioned to write a low budget feature film? Even without any produced feature…

    4 min
  2. The Power of Next

    THE POWER OF NOW has brought a bit of Zen to the masses. Author Tolle is touring the world to…

    2 min
  3. Arcs and Endings (3)

    In a Q&A for Creative Screenwriting Magazine, Michael Arndt made the point that "happy endings are really underrated". It got…

    3 min
  4. Checklist: 10 Ways To Create An Active Protagonist

    Struggling with a passive protagonist? Let's look into what causes this passivity. Remember, a hero is not 'active' because he…

    2 min
  5. POV: When to Shift?

    Because the first shift of POV in a film may jolt the audience's experience, it works best where this brief…

    3 min
  6. Arcs and Endings (2)

    Should you write a happy ending? Commercial common sense will tell you: yes, you should. Robert McKee says: "Tell the…

    4 min