5/10/2023 0 Comments The death of mrs westaway synopsis![]() ![]() ![]() The preceding material is either irrelevant or it would be better served by being introduced later as a flashback or background that has contextual relevance for example, character bios. However, I often start reading a manuscript (or a published book) and find that the story-as envisioned by the author-would be better if it began with paragraph two, or page two, or even chapter two. Do I use a linear story line with flashbacks or non-linear story line?Īll stories have a beginning, a middle, and an end.Which characters get Points of View (POV) in the chapters and scenes?. ![]() Do the chapters get shorter toward the end of the book?.Where do the chapter breaks occur? Where do the scene breaks occur? Can/should the scene breaks be chapter breaks or vice versa?.How is your story organized, or not? Restructuring for clarity of story arcs and character arcs.īy structure I mean how the book manuscript is organized. (Please read the Introduction, if you haven’t already.) STRUCTURE First element in this series: Kill Your Darlings: The Art of Revision ![]()
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