Hi everyone! I hope you’re all well. Today, carrying on from last week’s post, I’m going to delve a little deeper into point of view. How to Write Multiple POVs in Fiction What Are Multiple POVs?Using multiple points of view (POV) means relaying your story from… Read More ›
Hi everyone! I hope you’re all well. Today, I’m talking about: Prologues and Epilogues Prologues and epilogues are crucial elements of narrative structure that can affect the tone and mood of your story. Both can be effective when used appropriately;… Read More ›
Hi everyone, I hope you’re all well and finding ways to feel creatively fulfilled. Today I’m talking about scenes. A great scene is the backbone of any good story. It’s what drives the plot forward and keeps the reader engaged…. Read More ›
Hi all, I hope you’re well! Today I’m going to talk about the ‘Percentage Plot Structure’ also known as the ‘Movie Plot Structure’. It is a nice, easy way of outlining and structuring your plot in three acts, making sure… Read More ›
There are many different ways to outline a story from a simple bullet list of events to a more detailed description of each and every single scene. The 27 chapter outline seems to be a mixture. I came across this… Read More ›
Some people like to work in a lovely, clean, linear pattern and I class myself as one of those people. In general, I prefer things to be neat and orderly but even more so when I write. No matter what… Read More ›
I had always thought that a scene was a scene; that you write what happens, who is involved and how they feel. Pretty standard stuff really. But then I read about sequels, and my mind went boom! For years I… Read More ›
The Hero’s journey is a widespread form of story structure derived from mythologist Joseph Campell’ s ‘Monomyth’ from his book The Hero with a Thousand Faces, which was originally published in 1949 There are twelve steps, and as you go… Read More ›
Hi everyone! I hope you’re all well. Today, I’m going to explain how you can outline a novel with index cards Creating an Outline with Index Cards All you need to create your outline are 60 index cards, a pen… Read More ›
I’ve written before about story structure and about how I structure my own stories, but I thought that I would talk a little bit about another useful (if a bit more complicated) way of structuring your story elements, the Three Act Structure…. Read More ›
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