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Genre: Definition & Examples

Genre's 5-Leaf Clover
Content Genre
Reality Genre
Style Genre
Time Genre
Structure Genre
Obligatory Moments
Genre Conventions
Four Core Framework
Worldbuilding

Content Genres

Action Genre
War Genre
Horror Genre
Crime Genre
Thriller Genre
Western / Eastern Genre
Love Genre
Performance Genre
Society Genre
Status Genre
Morality Genre
Worldview Genre

Story Elements

Narrative Path and Point of View
Third Person Point of View
First Person Point of View
Dialogue Tags
Story Theme and Controlling Idea
Worldbuilding and Alternate Worlds
Units of Story
Beats
Tropes
Scenes
Sequences
Quadrants

5 Commandments of Storytelling

Inciting Incident
Turning Point Progressive Complication
Crisis
Climax
Resolution

Story Grid Tools

Masterworks: How and Why to Study the Greatest Writers in History
How to Give Helpful Writing Feedback
Writing Groups: How to Keep Them Positive and Helpful
Foolscap: Your Book on One Page
Editor's Six Core Questions
Story Grid 624: Scene Analysis
Story Grid Spreadsheet
The Story Grid Infographic

Heroic Journey Archetypes

Hero Archetype
Villain Archetype
Mentor Archetype
Trickster Archetype
Threshold Guardian Archetype
Herald Archetype
Shapeshifter Archetype
Allies Archetype

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