The Secrets of Story Structure (Complete Series) by K.M. Weiland - Usa

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If there’s just one thing that matters to your success as a writer it’s story structure. Story structure is what allows authors to create stories that work every single time. Story structure is what allows you to quickly diagnose and remedy plot problems.

The fear that story structure is formulaic and difficult couldn’t be farther from the truth. Story structure changed my life. The moment the foundational principles of this all-important technique clicked into place for me was the moment I came of age as a writer. Now it’s your turn!

In the Secrets of Story Structure series (which is the basis for my award-winning book Structuring Your Novel: Essential Keys to Writing an Outstanding Story and its companion Structuring Your Novel Workbook), you’ll learn

Why structure is make-or-break territory for every novelHow to implement a strong three-act structureHow to bring your story to lifeHow to ensure your story is built to have the greatest possible impact on readers.

Want to claim the title of Author? An understanding of story structure is where writers become authors!

PART 1: WHY SHOULD AUTHORS CARE?

What’s the single most overlooked, misunderstood—and yet most important—part of storytelling? If you cheated and looked at the title, you already know the answer is structure.

PART 2: THE HOOK

Unless you hook readers into your story from the very first chapter, they won’t swim in deep enough to experience the rest of your rousing adventure, no matter excellent it is. The hook comes in many forms, but stripped down to its lowest common denominator, the hook is nothing more or less than a question.

PART 3: THE FIRST ACT

The first 20-25% of the book comprises your setup. At first glance, this can seem like a tremendous chunk of story to devote to introductions, but if you expect readers to stick with you throughout the story, you first have to give them a reason to care.

PART 4: THE FIRST PLOT POINT

The first major plot point changes everything. But this isn’t just an event that happens to the protagonist. This is an event that either incorporates or is directly followed by the character’s reacting in a strong and irrevocable way

PART 5: INCITING EVENT AND KEY EVENT

The first quarter of your story hinges upon two important and irreversible moments: the inciting event and the key event. Now that we have a sense of the hook, the first act, and the first major plot point, we can see more clearly how and where the inciting and key events affect these moments.

PART 6: THE FIRST HALF OF THE SECOND ACT

This first half of the second act is where your characters find the time and space to react to the first major plot point. That reaction, which will lead to another reaction and another and another, launches your second act.

PART 7: THE MIDPOINT

Legendary director Sam Peckinpah talked about how he always looked for a “centerpiece” on which to “hang” his story. That centerpiece is your second major plot point, the midpoint, which divides your second act.

PART 8: THE SECOND HALF OF THE SECOND ACT

The second half of the second act is where your plot really starts popping. Your main character caps the dramatic event at the midpoint with his decision to stop reacting and start acting.

PART 9: THE THIRD ACT

Like all the other acts, the third act opens with a bang, but unlike the other acts, it never lets up. From the 75% mark on, the characters and the readers alike are in for a wild ride.

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