Structure your novel

Is structure the hidden foundation of all success stories?

Why do some stories work and others don't? The answer is structure. In this award-winning guide from the author of the acclaimed * Prepare Your Novel* , you'll learn the universal fundamentals that guarantee a powerful plot and strong character arcs. A solid understanding of story and scene structure will show you how to perfectly time your story's major events and provide a foolproof standard for evaluating your novel's pacing and progression.

Structure of your story, structure of your scenes, structure of your sentences: you will discover how to improve your books and your writing from the most general to the most atomic level.

Structuring your novel will show you:

• How to determine the best techniques to empower your unique and personal vision of your story;
• How to identify common structural weaknesses and transform them into amazing strengths;
• How to eliminate blurry backgrounds by uncovering your "centerpiece";
• Why you should NEVER include conflict in every scene;
• How to discover the questions you don't want readers to ask about your plot, and then how to get them to ask the right questions.

The structure of history has allowed countless bestselling and classic authors to express themselves. Now it's your turn!