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    5 Secrets of Story Structure: How to Write a Novel That Stands Out
    5 Secrets of Story Structure: How to Write a Novel That Stands Out
    5 Secrets of Story Structure: How to Write a Novel That Stands Out
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    5 Secrets of Story Structure: How to Write a Novel That Stands Out

    By K.M. Weiland

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    Want to take your writing to the next level?
    Discover the “secrets” of story structure other authors are overlooking!

    If you’ve read all the books on story structure and concluded there has to be more to it than just three acts and a couple of plot points, then you’re absolutely right! It’s time to notch up your writing education from “basic” to “black belt.” Internationally published author K.M. Weiland shares five “secret” techniques of advanced story structure.

    In the multi-award-winning Structuring Your Novel, Weiland showed writers how to use a strong three-act structure to build a story with the greatest possible impact on readers. Now it’s time to take that knowledge to the next level.

    In this supplemental book, you’ll learn:

    Why the Inciting Event isn’t what you’ve always thought it is
    What your Key Event is and how to stop putting it in the wrong scene
    How to identify your Pinch Points—and why they can make the middle of your book easier to write
    How to create the perfect Moment of Truth to move your protagonist from reaction to action
    How to ace your story’s Climactic Moment every single time
    And much more!

    By the time you’ve finished this quick read, you’ll know more about story structure than the vast majority of aspiring authors will ever know—and you’ll be ready to write an amazing novel that stands above the crowd.

    Take the next step in your evolution as a writer!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherK.M. Weiland
    Release dateFeb 4, 2016
    ISBN9781944936006
    5 Secrets of Story Structure: How to Write a Novel That Stands Out

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      Extremely useful and practical advice. It is written very simply.
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    5 Secrets of Story Structure - K.M. Weiland

    THE 5 SECRETS OF STORY STRUCTURE

    How to Write a Novel That Stands Out

    K.M. Weiland

    PenForASword Publishing

    5 Secrets of Story Structure

    Copyright © 2016 K.M. Weiland

    All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without the prior written permission of the publisher and copyright owner.

    Published by PenForASword Publishing

    ISBN: 978-1-944936-00-6

    Get a free copy of acclaimed author K.M. Weiland’s helpful book of character tips CRAFTING UNFORGETTABLE CHARACTERS.

    Click here to get started:

    https://www.kmweiland.com/free-characters-book/

    Want to take your writing to the next level?

    Discover the secrets of story structure other authors are overlooking!

    If you’ve read all the books on story structure and concluded there has to be more to it than just three acts and a couple of plot points, then you’re absolutely right! It’s time to notch up your writing education from basic to black belt. Internationally published author K.M. Weiland shares five secret techniques of advanced story structure.

    In the multi-award-winning Structuring Your Novel, Weiland showed writers how to use a strong three-act structure to build a story with the greatest possible impact on readers. Now it’s time to take that knowledge to the next level.

    In this supplemental book, you’ll learn:

    • Why the Inciting Event isn’t what you’ve always thought it is

    • What your Key Event is and how to stop putting it in the wrong scene

    • How to identify your Pinch Points—and why they can make the middle of your book easier to write

    • How to create the perfect Moment of Truth to move your protagonist from reaction to action

    • How to ace your story’s Climactic Moment every single time

    • And much more!

    By the time you’ve finished this quick read, you’ll know more about story structure than the vast majority of aspiring authors will ever know—and you’ll be ready to write an amazing novel that stands above the crowd.

    Take the next step in your evolution as a writer!

    Join the discussion: #StructuringYourNovel

    Table of Contents

    Introduction

    Chapter 1 How to Structure Your Novel - in 5 Minutes!

    Chapter 2 The Inciting Event

    Chapter 3 The Key Event

    Chapter 4 The Pinch Points

    Chapter 5 The Moment of Truth at the Midpoint

    Chapter 6 The Climactic Moment

    Chapter 7 Conclusion

    Appendix The Story Structure Database

    Also by K.M. Weiland

    Introduction

    IF THERE’S JUST one thing that matters to your success as a writer, it’s story structure. Story structure is what allows authors to create stories that work every single time. Story structure is what allows you to quickly diagnose and remedy plot problems.

    The fear that story structure is formulaic and difficult couldn’t be farther from the truth. Story structure changed my life. The moment the foundational principles of this all-important technique clicked into place for me was the moment I came of age as a writer. Now it’s your turn!

    If you’ve read my IPPY and NIEA Award-winning book Structuring Your Novel, you’ve already gained a foundation in story theory that will help your writing shine. In that book, we talked about why structure is make-or-break territory for every novel, how to create a strong three-act structure that will bring your story to life, and how to ensure your story is built to have the greatest possible impact on readers.

    Now it’s time to take that knowledge to the next level. (And if you haven’t

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