Mar 18, 2021 · In this post, we dissect the three-act structure and each of its plot points — using examples from popular culture.

I have used the eight-point story arc to draft my working outline for the sequel to Paws in Paris, and as I am writing up the first draft, things are a lot more smooth sailing.

The front bulk of my letter is usually about the overarching things that are going on — story issues, narrative issues, character arc issues — and then I give them a chapter by chapter …

I am so, so happy to hear that the descriptive approach and story structure went hand-in-hand! It's a precarious partnership at times, and I am so grateful you feel I was able to achieve a strong …

I have to confess I had this tab open since you submitted this story, but I only got around to reading it now! It's always a treat to read story from you, I just adore the prose.

Bewitched, the structure held the air back from Zakary’s lungs, collapsing the old man to his knees. And he wept and shivered with the dead; he had known nothing of this treachery, this …

With this small detail at the forefront of his attention, he quickly scanned the structure for other signs of life. His stance became tense, gearing him to run again.

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The strong points of the story were the narrative and the characters. Since English isn’t Jelena’s first language, the sentence structure needed some work, but I also had some ideas on how to …