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System Requirements
- Platform: Windows 98 / 2000 / Me / XP, Mac OS X
- Media: CD-ROM
- Item Quantity: 1
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Product Features
- The Writer's Dream Kit Desktop
- The DreamKit Storyguide
- The Story Engine
- The Character List Window
- Build Characters
- Scene Creation
- The Theory Guide Window
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Product Description
Manufacturer's Description
The Writer's DreamKit is a proven software program designed by writers for writers -- a complete step-by-step fiction writing system designed for the aspiring writer. The Writer's DreamKit StoryGuide handholds you from initial idea all the way through to completed narrative treatment, inspiring you and supporting you along the way.
It's like having a successful author as your writing partner, sitting by your side and mentoring you!
Structure your plot
Answer the Writer's DreamKit's thought provoking questions about your characters and plot. This narrows down the possible ways of telling your story to the one that best expresses your personal vision, and prompts the Writer's DreamKit to supply some answers of its own. Amazingly, it can show you which parts of your story are strong, and which need punching up!
Illustrate your story
Write specific examples of how each of your story decisions about character arc, theme, conflict, tension, story goal, plot points, etc. will play out in your story's scenes. At the click of a button, see how the great writers illustrated the same story points in their classic stories.
In-depth breakdowns of over 60 popular films, novels, plays, and short stories are included to give you even deeper insight into the story creation process.
Create Scenes
Now you weave together all the parts of the story you've developed so far. Determine how elements of character, plot, and theme will be revealed to your audience over time, and place your written examples directly into specific Acts, Scenes, or Chapters. Your step outline or plot synopsis is complete, ready to be honed into a killer first draft!
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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful
At first i wondered whether this was a good purchase as it is far more complex, and deeper in creative writing than others that i have looked at.
What this software does is really make you think what it is you want your characters to do and what role they will have in your story, you choose who the main character is, who the impact character is. Do you know what role an impact character has? well you'll find out if you dont. Also the Protaganist, the Antagonist, the sidekick, the reason character etc, it gets you to choose from an option of over 32,000 story forms, with each choice of multiple options these will be narrowed down to just one type of storyform best suited for the story you want to tell. You get to create characters and give them a profile and give them an icon which gives you an idea of what they look like. It gets you to illustrate your story to it, and create scenes in a neat and structured way. You will put characters in a grid which tells you how each one affects the next character.
You get many examples of stories, films, and characters in them if you need examples. This software does take a while to work your way around and understand how it works, this is because it has alot to say about story writing. I would recommend this out of the others of a similar price range.
You'll find your book from within your head if you do.
What this software does is really make you think what it is you want your characters to do and what role they will have in your story, you choose who the main character is, who the impact character is. Do you know what role an impact character has? well you'll find out if you dont. Also the Protaganist, the Antagonist, the sidekick, the reason character etc, it gets you to choose from an option of over 32,000 story forms, with each choice of multiple options these will be narrowed down to just one type of storyform best suited for the story you want to tell. You get to create characters and give them a profile and give them an icon which gives you an idea of what they look like. It gets you to illustrate your story to it, and create scenes in a neat and structured way. You will put characters in a grid which tells you how each one affects the next character.
You get many examples of stories, films, and characters in them if you need examples. This software does take a while to work your way around and understand how it works, this is because it has alot to say about story writing. I would recommend this out of the others of a similar price range.
You'll find your book from within your head if you do.
15 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Let's debunk a myth that seems to have circulated about Dramatica - this isn't a program that writes your story for you, but one that helps you organise your thoughts about the story you want to tell.
The problem many writers have when beginning a project is that they approach the story from an emotional perspective - focusing on the dialogue, characters and events they feel will reach their audience. We're all guilty of it, even if we don't admit to it.
Dramatica takes a dispassionate view of story, enabling the writer to create and build a firm structure onto which the flesh of storytelling can be added. Using the Story Guide facility, the writer is asked questions of their story which must be answered before progressing to the next section. This is particularly handy for those writers who forget (or even prefer to avoid) answering the questions that prove essential to good storytelling.
A major criticism of the software and Dramatica paradigm is that it comes with a steep learning curve and it is a criticism that has been acknowledged by its creators. Many of the terms used will be unfamiliar to students of other storytelling paradigms and if given a cursory glance, be off-putting. The best advice I can offer is to stay with it; study brings with it a new reward and understanding of story which will feel different to that usually experienced by writers, but one that works with precision nonetheless.
The program comes with a comprehensive package of helpful goodies such as wallcharts, online and printable theory books and even a rather engaging comic book that explores this 'new theory of story' in an entertaining manner.
The Writer's Dreamkit is a pared down version of the more heavyweight Dramatica Pro, but certainly has all the essential elements present within DP. Writer's Dreamkit represents excellent value for money and with perseverance acts as a useful workbench for the writer looking for a reliable environment in which to shape their story.
The problem many writers have when beginning a project is that they approach the story from an emotional perspective - focusing on the dialogue, characters and events they feel will reach their audience. We're all guilty of it, even if we don't admit to it.
Dramatica takes a dispassionate view of story, enabling the writer to create and build a firm structure onto which the flesh of storytelling can be added. Using the Story Guide facility, the writer is asked questions of their story which must be answered before progressing to the next section. This is particularly handy for those writers who forget (or even prefer to avoid) answering the questions that prove essential to good storytelling.
A major criticism of the software and Dramatica paradigm is that it comes with a steep learning curve and it is a criticism that has been acknowledged by its creators. Many of the terms used will be unfamiliar to students of other storytelling paradigms and if given a cursory glance, be off-putting. The best advice I can offer is to stay with it; study brings with it a new reward and understanding of story which will feel different to that usually experienced by writers, but one that works with precision nonetheless.
The program comes with a comprehensive package of helpful goodies such as wallcharts, online and printable theory books and even a rather engaging comic book that explores this 'new theory of story' in an entertaining manner.
The Writer's Dreamkit is a pared down version of the more heavyweight Dramatica Pro, but certainly has all the essential elements present within DP. Writer's Dreamkit represents excellent value for money and with perseverance acts as a useful workbench for the writer looking for a reliable environment in which to shape their story.
20 of 23 people found the following review helpful
What can I say? This program is the worst I've ever tried. It starts off with character development which amounts to a load of checklists and you end up with a printout of what you've selected - not at all inspiring. The plot development consists of a list of plotlines from published films so you have to already know what you are looking at in each case to know whether to select that one or not. The whole thing is incohesive and awkward. I certainly would not have spent £36 on this had I known what it was like. I'd recommend you spend your money on several books instead or some software that's more stimulating than this - it is dull!
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