Book description
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. 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!
The author of 45 Master Characters, Victoria Lynn
Schmidt, Ph. D. holds degrees in film production and creative
writing and also has a Ph. D. in psychology. Victoria also works
locally as a story analyst and writer.
