11 Killer Chapter Breaks
by K.M. Weiland @ Wordplay structureChapter breaks are do-or-die territory for novelists. You may be spinning a grand ol’ tale, full of fascinating characters, but if your chapter endings leave readers no reason to turn the page to find out what happens next, all your hard work on the other aspects of your story will be wasted.
3 Elements of the Story: Humor, Action, & Relationships
by K.M. Weiland @ Wordplay storytellingstructureAllow me to be radical for a moment, and reduce the art of story telling to three basic components. Take a gander at your bookshelf, maybe even pull a couple titles, and see if you can’t pick out the common threads. (Presumably, your personal library of favorites doesn’t contain any shoddy writing or weak themes, symbolism, or dialogue, so we’ll just take those necessities for granted.)
Why And How To Outline
by Laura @ About A Screenplay structureSuccessful screenwriters understand the power and necessity of creating an outline prior to writing “Fade In”. New writers often overlook this critical step in the screenwriting process believing the “story will take them where it’s meant to go” or the characters “will reveal themselves and their dilemmas” once they begin writing.
Organizational Menu of Options
by Lindsay Amezotchi @ College Writing essaysstructure[Today,] I am going to provide you with a list of organizational templates (you may also hear these referred to as “rhetorical structures”), useful for planning and outlining any paper. Although these templates are categorized, it’s worth noting, that most essays, although they may be based on a dominant structure, are usually developed by combining several structures. You have to ask yourself, “what do I need to say in order to prove my thesis or accomplish my purpose for writing” and then plan which rhetorical structures will help you to meet that goal.
How to End a Chapter
by Bill Henderson @ Write a Better Novel storytellingstructuretechniquesIn a novel, in a memoir, a good chapter is structured like a complete narrative: it begins with a situation, complications are introduced and build to a head, and…
How to Use Detail to Create Great Moments
by Bill Henderson @ Write a Better Novel storytellingstructureEvery novelist has heard the mantra from Day 1. “Good writing is rich with detail.” And this is true.