The Writing Life How To Structure A Novel
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Jun 24, 2022 Learn how to structure a novel from Ian Nettleton, covering characters' wants and needs, conflict, narrative tension, and building scenes. Explore quests, commitments, and resolutions for a compelling story. Delve into balancing structure and creativity, tools like Scrivener, three-act structure, and the impact of reversals in storytelling.
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Disruption Sparks Story Structure
- A story’s structure often begins with a disruption of the protagonist’s everyday life, sparking a quest.
- This disruption leads to tension peaks and troughs culminating in a resolution.
First Draft Then Structure
- Focus on completing your first draft without overthinking the structure.
- Use feedback from readers in the second draft to enhance narrative tension and structure.
Conflict Drives Scene and Chapter
- Ensure each scene has conflict, character desires, and emotional stakes to drive the story.
- Build chapters from scenes that create continuous narrative tension and character conflict.