3 thoughts on “The Story Arc: A Guide To Structuring A Smooth Story”
I don’t really plan ahead a lot of the time when I’m writing- I’m very much the type of person, when it comes to writing, to just let the story flow and then work around what I have when I’m editing. I can finalise everything, tie up things that I didn’t otherwise and do all the extra needed bits later, but doing lots of planning ahead makes me a little nervous- I think I’d feel awfully blocked in! But I do really like this side of it, too, and I think it’s so interesting, learning how other writers work.
I’m not much of a planner either, I’ll usually know my ending from the start though, and a few major scenes. Other than that I like to see where the story will take me. Thanks for dropping by 🙂
I agree with both of you! I think a true-blue story arc doesn’t really take shape until you’re editing… unless you’re a really stringent outliner. I know for me, as I began noveling with NaNoWriMo, my writing habits are completely disorganized until the end!
I don’t really plan ahead a lot of the time when I’m writing- I’m very much the type of person, when it comes to writing, to just let the story flow and then work around what I have when I’m editing. I can finalise everything, tie up things that I didn’t otherwise and do all the extra needed bits later, but doing lots of planning ahead makes me a little nervous- I think I’d feel awfully blocked in! But I do really like this side of it, too, and I think it’s so interesting, learning how other writers work.
I’m not much of a planner either, I’ll usually know my ending from the start though, and a few major scenes. Other than that I like to see where the story will take me. Thanks for dropping by 🙂
I agree with both of you! I think a true-blue story arc doesn’t really take shape until you’re editing… unless you’re a really stringent outliner. I know for me, as I began noveling with NaNoWriMo, my writing habits are completely disorganized until the end!