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Finding your story structure
by, Jill Swenson
February 2, 2016

Pantser or plotter? Do you write by the seat of the pants or from an outline? You need to do both. Here’s why. The process of writing a book manuscript requires both kinds of writing. Intense periods of writing uninterrupted in a generative flow experience and critical reflection on the narration as narrative. After some time and distance between you and your copy has passed,… [Read More]

Filed Under: Aristotlean arc, Character Sketches, meta-writing, narrative structure, question anaysis, story map, Storyboarding, Thematic Analysis, timelines, world building
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In Search of Structure: Finding Your Non-Fiction Narrative Arc
by, Jill Swenson
May 7, 2013

Do you have a non-fiction work-in-progress? Are you in search of structure to your manuscript? The organization and order of information in a non-fiction book is every bit as important as plot is to fiction. Immersing yourself in the subject matter is no guarantee that the structure of a book will reveal itself as self-evident. So how does a writer of non-fiction move from the… [Read More]

Filed Under: Character Sketches, Question Analysis, Storyboarding, Thematic Analysis
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