HOW TO STRUCTURE A BOOK (without templates) | story structure theory, elements, and methods
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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - intro
2:56 - what is story structure?
8:33 - the paradox of story structure
10:42 - story structure templates (and their problems)
19:54 - story shapes
21:45 - elements of structure
28:42 - story structure possibilities
33:12 - identifying structural issues
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