Story Structure Series: Epilogue… the Fine Print

This post is about putting everything we’ve just learned about story structure into perspective.  Because little about fiction is black and white.  And yet, as it is in life, the principles that keep those of us who write it safe and sane are written onto white paper with very black ink. And oh… get ready […]

Story Structure Series: #10 — Part 4… the Final Act

This is the 10th installment in our series on story structure.  Prior posts are available in the Story Structure Series tab in the Categories menu. #10 — Part 4… the Final Act There are more than a few writers and teachers out there, some of them orders of magnitude more famous than me (not hard […]

Story Structure Series: #9 – Pinch Points

This is the 9th installment in our series on story structure.  Prior posts are available in the Story Structure Series tab in the Categories menu. #9 – Pinch Points Must be the name: pinch points.  People struggle with getting their head around it.  Sounds like some ancient far eastern therapy.  Or something kinky, maybe. Actually, it’s […]

Story Structure Series: #8 – The Second Plot Point

This is the 8th installment in our series on story structure.  Prior posts are available in the Story Structure Series tab in the Categories menu. #8 – The Second Plot Point Back in entry #4 of this series we introduced, defined and explored the First Plot Point, which is without reasonable argument the most important […]

Story Structure Series: #7… the Part 3 Attack

The following is the 7th installment in our series on story structure.  Prior posts are available in the Story Structure Series tab in the Categories menu. #7 – The Part 3 Attack They don’t call them heroes for nothing.  But thus far, through the Part 1 set-up and the Part 2 response, we haven’t seen […]

Story Structure Series: #6 — Wrapping Your Head Around the Mid-Point Milestone

The following is the 6th installment of our series on story structure.  Prior posts are available under the Story Structure Series tab in the Categories menu. #6 – Wrapping Your Head Around the Mid-Point Milestone A funny thing happened on the way to the ending of the story.  Everything changed.  Right in the middle of […]

Story Structure Series: #5 — Part 2 of Your Story… The Response

The following is the 5th installment of our series on story structure.  Prior posts are available under the Story Structure Series tab in the Categories menu.  #5 — Part 2 of Your Story… The Response There’s no turning back now.  You’ve opened a dramatic can of worms, and your hero is in the thick of […]

Story Structure Series: #4 – The Most Important Moment in Your Story: The First Plot Point

The following is the 4th installment of our series on story structure.  Prior posts are available under the Story Structure Series tab in the Categories menu.  #4 — The Most Important Moment in Your Story: The First Plot Point Any time you label something the most important of anything you’ll get folks crawling out from […]

Story Structure Series: #3 – Five Missions for the Set-up (Part 1) of Your Story

Storyfix is proud to bring you a 10-part tutorial on the fundamentals of story structure.  Today’s post is #3 in that series.     #3 — Five Missions for the Set-up (Part 1) of Your Story   At this point in our journey we encounter a paradoxical cart and horse moment.  Because Part 1 of story structure is […]

Story Structure Series: #2 – Milestones Along the 4-Part Storytelling Road

Storyfix is proud to bring you a 10-part tutorial on the fundamentals of story structure.  Today’s post is #2 in that series. #2 — Milestones Along the 4-Part Storytelling Road My approach to story structure is a little like learning about surgery.  Which, by the way, I know little about other than it’s a killer analogy.  Besides yanking […]