Story Structure Article Archives - Now Novel Blog | Now Novel https://www.nownovel.com/blog/category/story-structure/ Novel writing blog; Learn writing craft with writing guides, tips and videos. Mon, 21 Aug 2023 17:10:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.1 How to write a novella: 6 essential tips https://www.nownovel.com/blog/how-to-write-novella-6-tips/ https://www.nownovel.com/blog/how-to-write-novella-6-tips/#comments Mon, 21 Aug 2023 17:10:10 +0000 http://www.nownovel.com/blog/?p=4671 Learning how to write a novella is excellent preparation for writing your first novel. It enables you to work out characters and themes more extensively than a short story does. Writing a novella gives you helpful scaffolding for an expanded and more detailed book or series. Read on for a definition of the novella and 6 essential tips for writing one:

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]]> https://www.nownovel.com/blog/rising-action-definition-examples/feed/ 4 How to write a book chapter: 7 popular novels’ insights https://www.nownovel.com/blog/how-to-write-a-book-chapter/ https://www.nownovel.com/blog/how-to-write-a-book-chapter/#respond Mon, 17 Oct 2022 17:43:54 +0000 https://www.nownovel.com/blog/?p=16591 Learn how to write a book chapter that makes exposition concise, builds plot in units of action and reaction, and how to end chapters so that they extend readers' questions.

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]]> https://www.nownovel.com/blog/story-plotting-complete-guide/feed/ 2 How to start a story: Writing better preview pages https://www.nownovel.com/blog/how-to-start-a-story/ https://www.nownovel.com/blog/how-to-start-a-story/#comments Mon, 12 Sep 2022 12:59:00 +0000 https://www.nownovel.com/blog/?p=11101 Wondering how to start a story? Learn all about hooking readers, establishing vivid scenarios and creating beginnings that make readers want to know urgently what happens next.

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]]> https://www.nownovel.com/blog/story-structure-examples/feed/ 3 Prologues and epilogues: Writing prefaces and after chapters https://www.nownovel.com/blog/what-is-prologue-epilogue/ https://www.nownovel.com/blog/what-is-prologue-epilogue/#comments Mon, 21 Mar 2022 05:28:00 +0000 https://www.nownovel.com/blog/?p=7609 What are prologues and epilogues? What can we learn from prologue examples by Tolkien, G. R. R. Martin, Paula Hawkins and others? Learn more about these useful story elements.

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]]> https://www.nownovel.com/blog/what-is-prologue-epilogue/feed/ 16 How to write the first chapter of a book: 7 ideas https://www.nownovel.com/blog/how-to-write-first-chapter/ https://www.nownovel.com/blog/how-to-write-first-chapter/#comments Mon, 07 Feb 2022 15:43:55 +0000 https://www.nownovel.com/blog/?p=14817 Learn how to write the first chapter of a book in such a way that you tease but don't give everything away and hook readers with implication and context.

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]]> https://www.nownovel.com/blog/novel-planner-7-tips/feed/ 0 9 exposition examples: How to write clear introductions https://www.nownovel.com/blog/exposition-examples-story-background/ https://www.nownovel.com/blog/exposition-examples-story-background/#comments Thu, 30 Sep 2021 09:59:00 +0000 http://www.nownovel.com/blog/?p=6227 There are many types of exposition in stories, in literature, film and other media. Exposition introduces your reader to important and intriguing details of your story - who, what, why, where and when. Read 9 exposition examples that show how to introduce characters, settings and scenarios memorably:

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