Understanding the Units of Story

The essential units of storytelling are broken down into various components such as beats, scenes, sequences, acts, and subplots. Each of these units serves a specific purpose and contributes to the overall narrative. The beat represents a moment of change for a character, while scenes are the primary building blocks of a story, where the bulk of the writing focus should be directed. Properly constructing dynamic scenes will help ensure that the larger components of storytelling, like sequences and acts, naturally follow through during the editing process.