You have pages of writing and want to shape your short story or novel. Here are some steps to look at the total work.
Are you doing what you set out to do? Do you need to discover what you set out to do?
Follow this 4 week series to construct, structure, and organize your work.
WHAT IS THE STRUCTURE OF YOUR NOVEL?
Answer each of these questions with several paragraphs of free writing.
STRUCTURE OF YOUR STORY
I AM WRITING A STORY ABOUT_______________________________
ACT ONE opens when __________________________________________
ACT ONE ends when ___________________________________________
ACT II opens in a scene called____________________________________
ACT II ends when ______________________________________________
ACT III opens when ____________________________________________
WHAT IS THE MAJOR CHARACTER CHANGE _________________________________
My story climax is a scene called_________________________________________
This is what happens___________________________________________________
My story ends with this final image_______________________________________
This image works in my novel because_____________________________________