{"id":5923,"date":"2021-09-16T08:16:55","date_gmt":"2021-09-16T15:16:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/storymind.com\/blog\/?page_id=5923"},"modified":"2021-09-16T14:58:30","modified_gmt":"2021-09-16T21:58:30","slug":"story-structure-tips","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/storymind.com\/blog\/story-structure-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Story Structure Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Our most popular story structure tips, tricks, and techniques for every writer from beginners to master storytellers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can also explore our newest story structure tips<\/a> or search<\/a> the entire library<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our Most Popular Story Structure Tips<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Is Story Structure A Myth?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do stories have a structure? And even if they do, is there really any way to figure out what it is?<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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What is Story Structure?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most writers aren’t story theorists, and don’t want to be. Still a basic understanding of structure can help you make your story sing.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Origins of Story Structure<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where did story structure come from and how did it evolve into the form we see today?<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Story Structure for Passionate Writers<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Readers and authors come to opposite sides of a story because of their passions \u2013 the author driven to express his or hers, and the audience hoping to ignite its own.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The Four Main Kinds of Stories<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can make your story a lot more focused and targeted if you narrow down the kind of\u00a0 story you are creating.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Character Change vs. Character Growth<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Main characters don\u2019t have to change to grow.  They can grow in their resolve.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Direction of Character Growth<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do you want your main character to grow into something or out of something?<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Change is Good (or maybe bad)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By the end of your story, your main character will either change or stick to their old ways. How’s that work out for them?<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Plot Points – Static vs. Sequential<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to approach the elements of plot such as goal so they work hand in hand with plot progression, such as acts, scenes, sequences, and beats.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Story Structure Seen As War<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In both war and story structure, everybody has a job to do and a role to play.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The Four Throughlines<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are four throughlines that must be explored in every story readers to feel that the underlying issues have been fully explored.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The Hero Breaks Down<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Groucho Marx once said, \u201cYou\u2019re headed for a nervous breakdown. Why don\u2019t you pull yourself to pieces?\u201d That, in fact, is what we\u2019re going to do to our hero.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The Dramatic Triangle<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to create tension where plot and personal problems converge.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Conflict Can Limit Your Characters<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Writers are told that a good story requires character conflict. But just as with real people, characters can relate in many other ways.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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“Things” as Characters<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Characters don’t have to be people. As long as it can express human qualities, any “thing” can be a character.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Explore our\u00a0<\/a>newest story structure tips<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0search<\/a>\u00a0the entire library<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All these tips are drawn from our StoryWeaver Software<\/a><\/p>\n

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