bdanforth

With all of the different guides on how to write, you've probably come across a number of different story structures. So, which one is the best? The answer: YES! But seriously, there are several ways to tell a story in the same way there are several ways to compose music. Some figure these out intuitively, but others (like me for instance) need guides, and here are the myriad ways to shape stories. The basic unit is always the scene: a series of actions (called beats) that always begin in one state and shifts to another with each action. These actions are often in opposition to one another: one character wants to achieve X, and the other wan