Craft Q&A: Structure
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Hi friends! We’ve almost reached the end of the month, which means we’re wrapping up our discussion on structure.
Today is the day to ask me any of your questions about story structure or storyboarding. Obviously this is a huge topic and I’ve only begun to scratch the surface, but I’m sure we’ll revisit the topic in the future. In the meantime, let me know your questions.
Also, do you have a favorite craft book on structure? Share it with everyone in comments! I’ll post a few of mine there, too.
As usual we’ve got two write-ins planned for this week. Tonight (Wednesday) we meet from 7-9 CST. Friday morning we write from 10:30-12:30 CST. If you haven’t joined us yet, please do!
Wednesday Write-In Registration
Note: You only have to register once for each write-in room. Once you have the link that Zoom sends you, you’ll use it to gain access each week.
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I hate structure! But, Vogler's Writer's Journey helped me understand it. Butting the second time 😂, I took it too literally. About a week or two ago, I zoomed a lecture he gave on it. At the very end, after I had re-connected with principles dontchaknow, he says bend it, have fun with it, throw it out, mash it up, etc. What the hell? He had just spent 2 hours lauding the ancient and still used story structure only to say, throw it out. I feel like a hook on the loom came loose. And, ya know what, my new novel is sooooo character driven that plot is very secondary and I intend to go with that.
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UPDATE: I've canceled tonight (Wednesday's) write-in because I'm feeling under the weather. You should have gotten an email from Zoom confirming the cancellation. Thanks!
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