Story structure

In the realm of writing, creativity and structure coexist, each one vital to the process of transforming a mere idea into a riveting novel. For budding authors and seasoned scribes alike, knowing t…

✨New Series✨ Story Structure Basics First up is the classic five-act story structure: 1. Exposition: introduce the characters, provide some backstory, and end with an inciting incident that disrupts their daily life. 2. Rising Action: Conflict begins to rise & character starts to pursue their goal. 3. Climax: The character(s) thinks they’ve achieved their goal, tension is at it’s highest, can be a major turning point in the plot. 4. Falling Action: The character(s) must face consequences and…

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How to structure a story, hook and keep readers. A summary of 10 stages to story structure for quick fiction planning based on K M Weiland's book.

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An exciting twist on more common story structures, the Four Act Structure is one you'll definitely want in your novel writing toolkit.

Comparing The Seven Basic Plots by Christopher Booker to Dramatica Story Theory

Learn how to use the Three-Act structure to create riveting stories, and see expert examples of the Three-Act structure in use!

✨Story Structure✨ This post focuses on the “Save the Cat Story Structure” by Blake Snyder. Commonly used for screenplays, but works just as well for novels. There are a couple resources on the last slide of this post to learn more, or you can read his books and check out tons of examples and resources on his website savethecat.com ✍🏻 Happy Writing! • • • • • #SaveTheCat #StoryStructure #WritingTips #IndieAuthor #WritersOfInstagram #AmWriting #AuthorLife #WritersCommunity #IndieWriters…

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Use this simple blueprint to revise your story scenes into compelling moments of discovery and decision. Comes with step-by-step recipe card for you to try.

The best way to learn story structure is to analyze good stories. Can you readily identify each plot point in every movie you see or book you read? Or do terms like ‘inciting incident,’ ‘midpoint reversal,’ and ‘black moment’ leave you confused? In our Learn to Plot Fiction Writing Series: Story Analysis of the movie “Jurassic World” we show you how to recognize each element and provide a Free Plot Template so you can draft satisfying, high-quality stories of your own.

Aristotle, about 2,500 years ago invented this 3 act structure in his book ‘Poetics’ and is often credited by screenwriting how-to authors with having originated three-act structure because of his observation that a tragedy must have a beginning, middle and an end.

Learn how you can use Story Beats to write your novel’s essential scenes to pump the narrative blood throughout your novel.

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Stuck on how to structure a novel? Here are 6 different story structures to try out. Each method or story structure will work differently for different people and you might need a little experimenting to find one that’s right for you.

Master story structure elements and write a book readers will love. Start with the big picture: characters, plot, and theme.