3 Ways to Apply the 6 Elements of Story Structure to Your Novel

Sep 12, 2023

Learn how to apply the six elements of story structure to your novel in three different ways. Discover how this story structure framework can be used at every level of your story, from the overall manuscript to individual scenes. Explore the concept of beats and how they can enhance conflict and change within a scene. Gain insights into editing your novel using the six elements of story structure, and download a worksheet to help identify these elements in your own story.

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Introduction

00:00 • 2min

Applying the Six Elements of Story Structure to Your Novel

02:12 • 3min

Applying the Six Elements of Story Structure

04:55 • 7min

Exploring Beats: Enhancing Conflict and Change

11:32 • 2min

Applying the Six Elements of Story Structure to Edit Your Novel

13:53 • 2min

How to use one story structure tool to edit every part of your story.

The best story structure is the one you can apply to your story.

For the last couple of weeks, I’ve been discussing a lot of story theory on the podcast. Today, I’m getting back to application.

In this episode, I’ll show you three ways to apply the six elements of story to your novel.

You’ll learn:

How to apply one story structure to your story in three ways
How I edit even the smallest moments of a story to make them punchy and exciting
Two bonus ways to use this story structure
And more!

One of my favorite things about this story structure framework? It works at every level of story.

That means that once you learn it, you’re prepared to edit your entire manuscript, your scenes, and more.

In today’s episode, I’ll show you how.

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