Resources to help you use the STORY CIRCLE or Story Cycle Plot Structure

Articles to help you understand and use the Story Circle/Story Cycle

You can find unlimited resources on the web as to how best to use the Story Circle to outline your screenplays. Here are a few favorites to get you started.

Understanding Dan Harmon's Story Circle Through the Lens of 'The Dark Knight'

This perfect overview by V. Renée published by No Film School includes links to Dan Harmon’s video, as well as StudioBinder’s downloadable handouts. Understanding Dan Harmon’s Story Circle Through the Lens of ‘The Dark Knight’

What is Dan Harmon’s Story Circle? And How to Use It

Industrial Scripts’ comprehensive article What is Dan Harmon’s Story Circle? And How to Use It (with Examples) is a must read for budding and experienced screenwriters alike.

How Screenwriters Can Use Dan Harmon's "Circle Theory of Story"

The ever-prolific Ken Miyamoto delivers his usual brilliant distillation of a concept in this instructional article: How Screenwriters Can Use Dan Harmon’s “Circle Theory of Story”

Spotlight On Structure: The Story Circle by Dan Harmon

The perpetual motion Lucy V. Hay explains The Story Circle in her Bang2Write blog piece: Spotlight On Structure: The Story Circle by Dan Harmon

The Dan Harmon Story Circle & Rick and Morty

The Screenwriters Network offers this tidy little article, complete with graphics, explaining how the Story Circle works with the classic Hero’s Journey structure.

Story Structure 104: The Juicy Details

And from Dan Harmon himself, don’t miss his Story Structure 104: The Juicy Details where he explains every section of his circular story structure

Videos that explain the Story Circle (Story Cycle) method of outlining your screenplay

Dan Harmon’s Story Circle: 8 Proven Steps to Better Stories

Studio Binder uses The Dark Knight to demonstrate Dan Harmon’s Story Circle: 8 Proven Steps to Better Stories in a short, pithy explanation of the system. It’s only nine minutes, but jam packed with ideas

Using the Story Circle to Structure Your Screenplay

Tyler Mowery’s amazing offering, Using the Story Circle to Structure Your Screenplay, explains in detail how to apply the Story Circle template to your screenplay using what he calls “the essential elements of story.” In the length of a Ted Talk (18 minutes) you’ll learn how to use the Story Circle system to improve your story. Enjoy.

Masterclass: The 8-Sequence Hero's Journey

One of our new favorite screenwriting gurus — story consultant, writer, and producer Karel Segers — walks you through the basics of outlining, which you can plot on the Badass Story Cycle. Watch his comprehensive one-hour Screenwriting Masterclass: The 8-Sequence Hero’s Journey

Dan Harmon Story Circle | A Simplified Plot Structure

Megan Tennant, producer of the Cloud Kitten Chronicles, simplifies the narrative story structure the “plot embryo” (another name for the Story Circle) in her hardworking 12-minute examination of the Dan Harmon Story Circle | A Simplified Plot Structure