I’ve written before about story structureĀ and about how I structure my own stories, but I thought that I would talk a little bit about anotherĀ useful (if a bit more complicated) way of structuring your story elements, the Three Act Structure…. Read More ›
Outlines
Here you will find some useful tips and information about outlining and some of the many different ways to outline a story š
Building a Story
In my post about Story Structure, I talked about the six main elements or structural points I use on Freytag’s Pyramid. Here are those points with a brief description (as I understand them)Ā of what they are: Exposition This is the… Read More ›
Story Structure
I used to hate the words ‘story structure’. I had always tried to ignore the concept and just ‘do my own thing’, writing whatever came into my head, or ‘pantsing’ if you will. I regarded the idea of forcing my… Read More ›
Working with an Outline
I had always been one of those people who could pick up a pad of paper and a pencil and start writing, going with the flow of whatever happened to appear on the page. The problem was that I would… Read More ›