Story Structure Architect by Victoria Lynn Schmidt

Story Structure Architect

Victoria Lynn Schmidt

Penguin Publishing Group · Print & ebook · July 26, 2005

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Who it’s for
A practical, browsable guide to classic story structures—and ways to make them your own.
Themes
Story structure, Character journeys and conflict, Dramatic situations
Genres
Fiction Writing, Screenwriting, Writing as a Career

About this book

Build a Timeless, Original Story Using Hundreds of Classic Story Motifs! It's been said that there are no new ideas; but there are proven ideas that have worked again and again for all writers for hundreds of years. Story Structure Architect is your comprehensive reference to the classic recurring story structures used by every great author throughout the ages.

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You'll find master models for characters, plots, and complication motifs, along with guidelines for combining them to create unique short stories, novels, scripts, or plays. You'll also learn how to: • Build compelling stories that don't get bogged down in the middle • Select character journeys and create conflicts • Devise subplots and plan dramatic situations • Develop the supporting characters you need to make your story work Especially featured are the standard dramatic situations inspire by Georges Polti's well-known 19th century work, The Thirty-Six Dramatic Situations. But author Victoria Schmidt puts a 21st-century spin on these timeless classics and offers fifty-five situations to inspire your creativity and allow you even more writing freedom. Story Structure Architect will give you the mold and then help you break it. This browsable and interactive book offers everything you need to craft a complete, original, and satisfying story sure to keep readers hooked!

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A practical, browsable guide to classic story structures—and ways to make them your own.

Come here for

  • A rich store of character, plot, and complication motifs
  • Fresh angles on familiar dramatic situations

Expect

  • Models and guidance for combining story structures
  • Ideas for conflicts, subplots, and supporting characters

Where it sits

Fiction Writing83%
Screenwriting40%
Writing as a Career37%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Writing as a Career
  • Writing Composition
  • Fiction Writing
Authors
Victoria Lynn Schmidt
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
Published
July 26, 2005
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Story structure · Character journeys and conflict · Dramatic situations
Reading lane
Writing as a Career