Comments on: Structure Part 1–Anatomy of a Best-Selling Novel–Structure Matters

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By: Author Kristen Lamb

Author Kristen Lamb — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 12:48:18 +0000

In reply to landofkuro. We all have to get that first novel out of us. You might just set it in a drawer and go to the next one. Also make sure you pick up Story Engineering. That book makes structure so simple. And so happy you are here!

By: landofkuro

landofkuro — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 11:41:41 +0000

Reblogged this on Kuro and commented: I found this terrific article from Kristen Lamb about structure. As an aspiring ( and completely green) writer, this is about the equivalent of a big, bright neon sign pointing the way. There are several good bits of information, and a link to a an interesting book that I will need to read on structure.

By: landofkuro

landofkuro — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 11:37:48 +0000

I found this by googling “elements of a best selling novel”. As writers we do owe it to the readers to understand elements that make books great. Structure is one of the building blocks. Yes it is dry, yes it is formulaic, but you’ve said it best – it’s all for the readers, not for the writer.

I learned so much from this, and I have a long way to go. Too bad I already completed my very first 100k-word draft. I hope its not too late to fix it. Thanks for steering me the right way.

By: lanceschaubert

lanceschaubert — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 20:58:02 +0000

Concerning the escalation of change/conflict:

How do you know when to use external or internal? For instance, in screenplays, it’s easy: you’re writing a visual medium so conflict must have some external, realized goal.

But in novels, how can you order both the internal world of the character and the external situations to escalate? How do we go from plot point one to plot point two with the internal world in sync?

Then, in addition to all of that, what if we switch perspectives? How can we escalate from one chapter to another if we’re jumping times, locations, or characters?

By: YA Novel Challenge: Structure and Outline « The Practical Free Spirit

YA Novel Challenge: Structure and Outline « The Practical Free Spirit — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 15:35:10 +0000

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Mind Sieve 4/25/11 « Gloria Oliver — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 13:17:21 +0000

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By: Bea Turvey apprentice author and witch

Bea Turvey apprentice author and witch — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 16:03:40 +0000

Interesting. I think one of the fiundamentals points you made at the beginning is that writers get so bogged down in the story they forget the structure and quite often even after the tenth rewrite it isn’t obvious. A critique panel (NOT one’s mother) and Editors are invaluable for scenarios such as these.
I look forward to the other parts. Bea