Welcome! I hope that this blog helps you write your book. I love using storyboards. They help me put raw, random ideas into a linear format.
I start with around 30 items that could be in my book. This creates a list of islands that aren't even connected to each other yet. Then I find the five most important points of my book. When these five points are mapped out they create the W structure. This structure was used by Aristotle and can be used for any genre.
Let's talk about those five points. Every story has rising action and falling action throughout the book. This creates the drama, excitement, and worry.
1. The Triggering Event is the event such as a murder, a wedding, etc, that starts the story.
2. The First Turning Point occurs as a result of the triggering event.
3. Ideas to handling the problem lead to the upward motion as hope seems to be on the horizon. This leads to the Conflict in point 3.
4. The conflict runs the emotion downward to the Second Turning Point. This is the lowest point of the entire book and forces a change within the protagonist and possibly other characters.
5. As understanding and change occur, we end up at Resolution.
The W lets me know where my story is going next. This keeps my writing going and helps to prevent serious writer's block. So try it! I hope that this helps you!
I start with around 30 items that could be in my book. This creates a list of islands that aren't even connected to each other yet. Then I find the five most important points of my book. When these five points are mapped out they create the W structure. This structure was used by Aristotle and can be used for any genre.
Let's talk about those five points. Every story has rising action and falling action throughout the book. This creates the drama, excitement, and worry.
1. The Triggering Event is the event such as a murder, a wedding, etc, that starts the story.
2. The First Turning Point occurs as a result of the triggering event.
3. Ideas to handling the problem lead to the upward motion as hope seems to be on the horizon. This leads to the Conflict in point 3.
4. The conflict runs the emotion downward to the Second Turning Point. This is the lowest point of the entire book and forces a change within the protagonist and possibly other characters.
5. As understanding and change occur, we end up at Resolution.
The W lets me know where my story is going next. This keeps my writing going and helps to prevent serious writer's block. So try it! I hope that this helps you!
