![]() ![]() The preceding material is either irrelevant or it would be better served by being introduced later as a flashback or background that has contextual relevance for example, character bios. ![]() However, I often start reading a manuscript (or a published book) and find that the story-as envisioned by the author-would be better if it began with paragraph two, or page two, or even chapter two. Do I use a linear story line with flashbacks or non-linear story line?Īll stories have a beginning, a middle, and an end. ![]() Which characters get Points of View (POV) in the chapters and scenes?.Do the chapters get shorter toward the end of the book?.Where do the chapter breaks occur? Where do the scene breaks occur? Can/should the scene breaks be chapter breaks or vice versa?.How is your story organized, or not? Restructuring for clarity of story arcs and character arcs.īy structure I mean how the book manuscript is organized. (Please read the Introduction, if you haven’t already.) STRUCTURE First element in this series: Kill Your Darlings: The Art of Revision ![]()
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