6 Short Story Formula Plot Storyboards

Here are a few outlines you can’t print out and write on to help you structure your story:

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Screenwriting for Movies

• A basic Hollywood movie plot outline template
• How writers can use the psychology of motivation to create believable characters
• How to tie the purpose of a story to the hero’s goal
• 12 steps fictional characters must follow to accomplish a goal
• What is a beat in screenwriting?
• How to combine beats into beat chains
• How to add multiple storylines when writing a movie

Screenwriting for TV

• A basic Hollywood sitcom episode plot template
• Advanced sitcom plot template for stories with multiple protagonists and subplots

Short Stories

• Basic short story formula plot template
• Extended short story formula plot template
• 8 simple formula plot templates
• The Mechanic: A parable about how to tell a story
• How to write a story

Erotica

• Short erotica formula plot template

Choose Your Own Adventure

• 7 choose your own adventure templates and prompts
• The 36 Adventures of Captain Buigardo: A choose your own adventure formula plot template writing prompt

Movie plot break downs

• Master Spreadsheet of all movie break downs (on Google Docs)
• American Beauty
• Avatar (Spreadsheet)
• Avatar (Text)
• The Avengers
• Back to the Future 
• Bladerunner
• Good Will Hunting (Spreadsheet)
• Good Will Hunting (Text)
• Inception
• Jurassic Park
• Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
• The Shawshank Redemption
• Snatch
• Star Wars: A New Hope
• Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
• Star Wars: Return of the Jedi

TV plot break downs

• Avengers Assemble S01E05: Blood Feud
• Twilight Zone S01E01: Where is Everybody

Free story prompts

• Free story prompts #1
• Free story prompts #2

Writing tips

• 16 tips to overcoming writer’s block
• Why you shouldn’t mock aspiring writers
• How do you eat an elephant? (An inspirational short story)
• Does substance abuse make you a better writer?
• Why using proper grammar is important in life

Blogging

• 9 reasons why writers should blog
• 11 things I learned about blogging from blogging on Myspace
• Introduction to Steemit.com
• The most important factor in the value of cryptocurrencies, and how it applies to STEEM
• My opinion on online piracy, sharing, and etiquette

Art

• The Warhol Effect
• What is the difference between good art and bad art?