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A review by amandareadsmpls
Structuring Your Novel: Essential Keys for Writing an Outstanding Story by K.M. Weiland
5.0
I don't always have the greatest attention span for non-fiction books, even when I'm interested in the subject -- like with writing books. But I've been glomming all the writing craft and writing business books I can lately, and I'm glad I finished Structuring Your Novel.
Because I had a few light bulb moments. Structuring Your Novel covers three different aspects of your novel: three act structure, scene structure, and sentence structure.
The three act structure wasn't new material, exactly, because you can find countless blog posts around the Internet that cover it. That said, with a book, K.M. Weiland goes into far more depth and provides examples for the overall structure of a book, and it went a long way toward cementing the idea.
Scene structure and sentence structure were by far the most useful. Scenes aren't easy to define. But the sure make a lot more sense now. And the part on sequels providing the reaction to scenes has already made my writing better.
As a grammar nerd, I didn't think I'd find the section on sentence structure very useful, but I like to be proven wrong, and I was. It's not just grammar being covered... it's how you use your sentences to tell a story. So useful!
After I finished, I ordered K.M. Weiland's other book, Outlining Your Novel, and can't wait to dig in!
Because I had a few light bulb moments. Structuring Your Novel covers three different aspects of your novel: three act structure, scene structure, and sentence structure.
The three act structure wasn't new material, exactly, because you can find countless blog posts around the Internet that cover it. That said, with a book, K.M. Weiland goes into far more depth and provides examples for the overall structure of a book, and it went a long way toward cementing the idea.
Scene structure and sentence structure were by far the most useful. Scenes aren't easy to define. But the sure make a lot more sense now. And the part on sequels providing the reaction to scenes has already made my writing better.
As a grammar nerd, I didn't think I'd find the section on sentence structure very useful, but I like to be proven wrong, and I was. It's not just grammar being covered... it's how you use your sentences to tell a story. So useful!
After I finished, I ordered K.M. Weiland's other book, Outlining Your Novel, and can't wait to dig in!