Written by John Jarvis Stage three is the choice of your story's third Story Element, the Story Type. If your story is to fall under the Action Category, there are 10 Story Types to choose from; if under the Character Category, 2 Types to choose from; and if Myth Category, 9 Types. Although the number of different stories that have ever been written is too great even to begin to count, it is … [Read more...] about Chapter 3 – The Story Type
Chapter 2 – The Story Category
Written by John Jarvis Stage two is the choice of your story's second Story Element, the Story Category. There are three Story Categories to choose from. a. Action Category Stories falling under the ACTION Category are those concerned strictly with plot, in which the characters are there only for the action. They also generally have a happy ending. Most often, works in this Category … [Read more...] about Chapter 2 – The Story Category
Chapter 1 – The Story Concept
Written by John Jarvis The story concept (also known as “premise” or “theme” - or “logline” for Action-Category stories) is the ultimate summary, the quintessential idea, behind the story you want to tell. As such it is the heart of every good story and the very first writing stage of the Jarvis Method. Every Category has its own Concept syntax or structure. The syntax of a Story Concept is a … [Read more...] about Chapter 1 – The Story Concept
Introduction – Fundamentals of Story Design
The Essential Guide to Writing Screenplays and Novels, using the Jarvis Method. By John Jarvis Writing is one of the most difficult professions there is. Many thinkers have worked at it. One of them may, for example, have the last word to say on character development, but be pretty unenlightening on structure. Another thinker may be quite good at the opposite. This dilemma has forced writers … [Read more...] about Introduction – Fundamentals of Story Design
