MineOwnKing
Maester
Hey guys,
I’m sure you all know how important good structure is to a story, but it’s not always easy to find good examples. My newest novelette Brazen, became available on Amazon today. It is a very high paced fiction and a simple example of one way to structure a story.
Even if you don’t like me or don’t care for my writing style, or if you had no idea that I even existed, you could still use my Brazen Novelette as a template for your own WIP.
For Brazen I followed a simple structure.
1 Describe a problem.
2 Introduce the character with the problem.
3 Describe why the problem is important to the character.
4 Present obstacles to solving the problem.
5 The character fails to overcome the obstacles.
6 A critical turning point gives the character another chance.
7 A choice is required through the actions of the character that creates a change with consequences.
This is a pretty easy way to write short fiction, but good structure alone is not enough. In order to make it really shine you need to have some more ammunition.
1 Make them laugh, reel them in with dialogue, then make them cry, (This is the part where the uniqueness of an author’s voice can come into play)
2 Don’t forget the importance of a subplot. It doesn’t have to be much, but a subplot can really make a story shine.
I hope this is helpful for your own project.
Don’t forget to tell your friends about my Turbo Fiction Compilation.
Cheers
I’m sure you all know how important good structure is to a story, but it’s not always easy to find good examples. My newest novelette Brazen, became available on Amazon today. It is a very high paced fiction and a simple example of one way to structure a story.
Even if you don’t like me or don’t care for my writing style, or if you had no idea that I even existed, you could still use my Brazen Novelette as a template for your own WIP.
For Brazen I followed a simple structure.
1 Describe a problem.
2 Introduce the character with the problem.
3 Describe why the problem is important to the character.
4 Present obstacles to solving the problem.
5 The character fails to overcome the obstacles.
6 A critical turning point gives the character another chance.
7 A choice is required through the actions of the character that creates a change with consequences.
This is a pretty easy way to write short fiction, but good structure alone is not enough. In order to make it really shine you need to have some more ammunition.
1 Make them laugh, reel them in with dialogue, then make them cry, (This is the part where the uniqueness of an author’s voice can come into play)
2 Don’t forget the importance of a subplot. It doesn’t have to be much, but a subplot can really make a story shine.
I hope this is helpful for your own project.
Don’t forget to tell your friends about my Turbo Fiction Compilation.
Cheers
