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Structuring Your Novel: Essential Keys for Writing an Outstanding Story
K.M. Weiland
4.22 AVERAGE
120 reviews for:
Structuring Your Novel: Essential Keys for Writing an Outstanding Story
K.M. Weiland
4.22 AVERAGE
this book and work book set have really helped me with writing. the book asks questions about my novel that i wouldn't have thought to ask on my own. highly recommend for anyone who is looking for a guide to structure and outline their novel.
I've read several books on writing before, including ones on story structure.
This book beats them all.
Pros:
Excellent advice on the overall story structure. I was familiar with the Three-Act structure before, as well as various ways of looking at it, such as Vogler's/Campbell's mythical writer's journey concepts. In my opinion, however, this book presents a much better structure that applies to more stories than Vogler's structure.
The wealth of examples used in the book does a lot in order to make all the concepts easily understandable--as well as seeing how well each of them work.
Scene structure was also excellent. I'd read a blog post before by Weiland about the whole scene-sequel idea/progression. But this book did an excellent job in introducing these concepts that I wasn't familiar with and showing how both of them matter, and how to do it well.
Cons:
While Weiland addresses areas how this advice applies to "pantsers" as well, IMO, this book is really most applicable to plotters. As a plotter, this book was amazingly beneficial for me. But I'm not sure it would help as much if I were a pantser.
Overall:
This book presents a great way of doing story structure that works really well. It's convinced me to try to follow this structure for future books that I work on. Highly recommended to anyone looking at delving more into story structure.
5 stars.
This book beats them all.
Pros:
Excellent advice on the overall story structure. I was familiar with the Three-Act structure before, as well as various ways of looking at it, such as Vogler's/Campbell's mythical writer's journey concepts. In my opinion, however, this book presents a much better structure that applies to more stories than Vogler's structure.
The wealth of examples used in the book does a lot in order to make all the concepts easily understandable--as well as seeing how well each of them work.
Scene structure was also excellent. I'd read a blog post before by Weiland about the whole scene-sequel idea/progression. But this book did an excellent job in introducing these concepts that I wasn't familiar with and showing how both of them matter, and how to do it well.
Cons:
While Weiland addresses areas how this advice applies to "pantsers" as well, IMO, this book is really most applicable to plotters. As a plotter, this book was amazingly beneficial for me. But I'm not sure it would help as much if I were a pantser.
Overall:
This book presents a great way of doing story structure that works really well. It's convinced me to try to follow this structure for future books that I work on. Highly recommended to anyone looking at delving more into story structure.
5 stars.
I just reviewed my history in Scrivener for the last week of April. This book can cure writer's block!
Excellent resource for fixing pacing issues, which was the reason I picked this up. It also has the clearest explanation of scene/sequel I've ever read.
Just like Outlining Your Novel, Structuring Your Novel is absolutely indispensable. I'll use both books when plotting all novels in the future. You the shit, K.M. Weiland!
3,5 STARS
This book provides you more details of how to make each scene of your story to be more captivating and how to put balance between story development and character development. It give me fresh tips and tricks that are useful for me (amateur writer).
i've read couples "writing guide" book and i felt all of them give similar tips, but this book is totally different. I'm glad picked this up, I think I'm gona re read this while structuring my story.
This book provides you more details of how to make each scene of your story to be more captivating and how to put balance between story development and character development. It give me fresh tips and tricks that are useful for me (amateur writer).
i've read couples "writing guide" book and i felt all of them give similar tips, but this book is totally different. I'm glad picked this up, I think I'm gona re read this while structuring my story.
Really helpful. So many useful tips and tricks, which I can't wait to start putting into action.
The discovery of story structure was extremely eye-opening to me. In ‘Structuring Your Novel’ K.M Weiland gives you the tools that you need to craft a story from idea to manuscript. She covers the subject in detail, providing a multitude of real-world examples at every step along the way. Weiland then proceeds to detail scene structure what was equally eye-opening for me. If story structure gives you the tools to create your overview, then scene structure shows you how to put each nut and bolt in place. Finally we delve down to the sentence level to help us flesh out our scenes.
If I were to recommend just one book on writing to any aspiring author it would be this one. In its pages you will find the lessons that every writer needs to learn. My own writing has improved dramatically from these lessons. I give this book my highest recommendation to anyone who wants to know how stories are put together.
If I were to recommend just one book on writing to any aspiring author it would be this one. In its pages you will find the lessons that every writer needs to learn. My own writing has improved dramatically from these lessons. I give this book my highest recommendation to anyone who wants to know how stories are put together.
Very well written. Comprehensive and it covers things like scene mastery as well as overall story structure.