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The Two Pillars of Novel Structure

By James Scott Bell

Structure is translation software for your imagination.

You, the writer, have a story you want to tell. You feel it, see it, populate it with characters. But turning all that raw material into a novel isn’t simply a matter of putting it into words on a page or screen. You have to “translate” it into a form that readers can relate to.

That’s what structure does. And if you ignore it or mess with it, you risk frustrating—or worse, losing—readers.

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14. 115 Words for “walks” http://ow.ly/j6nl8 via @gointothestory
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16. Word Count: How to Hit the Sweet Spot http://ow.ly/j6pcl via Word Cafe
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