“Blockbuster is an ingenious and multilevel guide through the maze of story organization… way ahead of any other writing tool I know of.“
– Jeff Arch, screenwriter Sleepless in Seattle
“I used Blockbuster to plot my new Fantasy Romance series, and now there is SO much narrative drive, which I really struggled to create in previous books.“
– Cindy Prince Gunderson, author
Tier 1, Yes, And: A Novel, Let’s Try This Again: this time in Paris
The problem we're solving for
Love is the only genre where you need two equally well-defined main characters. Even more challenging, it has a plot where surprise must come out of intimacy. And it’s a plot that should naturally take only ten minutes.
The Solution:
Love Software
Your love story needs a ton of emotion, and with our LOVE STORY SOFTWARE you’ll express it to the audience with maximum power.
The LOVE STORY SOFTWARE connects seamlessly to the Blockbuster program. It provides the special beats of all the different kinds of love stories, helps you create two characters that people will really care about, and shows you how to add plot to a story that usually has almost none. The special Love Story maps help you write what may be the most difficult of all genres.
Story Beats: apply all the specialized Story Beats for the Love Genre. Make sure you hit the cycle of fear, the inability to love, and the double reversal, among other love beats.
Specialized Maps: use the Growth and Love Journey Maps to create complex and riveting relationships that move the audience.
Love Class: learn all the professional techniques from Truby’s Love Story Class, organized and available when and where you need it most.
4 Story Examples: solve any story problems using four special Love Story Examples.
• 12 key story beats of the Love Story • Courting Map • Developing love • Love genres and their story beats • Epic Love & Romantic Comedy • Teen, Illicit, Film Noir & Tragic Love • Inherent problems in writing any Love Story • Life map for Love Stories • Growth Map • Writing love scenes • Social world for Love Stories • Transcending the Love Story