By: C.S. Lakin
I’m going to spend some weeks on
tearing apart novel structure. I’ve hesitated over the years to get into this.
Why? Because there are tons of
books and blog posts that cover story structure, and a lot of great ones too,
so why should I add my two cents to the mix?
Because the longer I thought
about it, the more I realized I have some unique approaches and twists to the
standard three-act structure. Well, let’s just say I’m not always a team player
on this court.
And, as well, I want to share
with you a method of building your novel’s framework that I’m playing with. I
call it the 10-20-30 Scene Builder. The purpose of using a “staged” or
multilevel process is to help you flesh out that basic story idea you have. And
one thing I’m excited about showing you is my special way of layering subplots.
But before we go there, we have to go here.
The Problem with
Formulaic Structure
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