Climbing Up to Kaboom & 4 other tips on Story Structure (Writer Bites: Brief essays on the heart and craft of writing fiction)

This collection of short essays details the 10 points of story structure:

The first two points of story structure are the inciting incident and the establishing shot. Lights, Camera, Kickoff discusses which should come first, and how to balance between them.

Foiled Plans covers the first rising action, where the protagonist fails to accomplish his goal, and the end of the first act, where complications force him to figure out a different strategy.

In Rise Up & Commit we deal with the dreaded middle of the story (where everyone bogs down, but you don’t have to) and the end of the second act, where the protagonist commits himself to win.

Climbing Up to Kaboom is about creating a gripping ramp-up to the climax, and a harrowing dark moment.

And Becoming a Hero discusses how to create a climax worthy of your story, and a denouement that will leave the reader satisfied.