Story Structure

Kurt Vonnegut: All Stories share a collection of similar shapes - that can be shown by plotting the story on an axis of the good vs bad fortune of the protagonist.

  • Rags to Riches (rise)
  • Riches to Rags (fall)
  • Man in a Hole (fall then rise)
  • Icarus (rise then fall)
  • Cinderella (rise then fall then rise)
  • Oedipus (fall then rise then fall)
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Outline Vs Discovery Writing

Gardeners/Discovery writers No outline Creates the story as they go Most of the work is back-loaded Architects/Outline writers Need an outline for the Story Structure Make the story in smaller chunks Most of the wo

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Published on: Aug 10, 2020

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