Venue: The Writers Workshop
Facilitator: Gavin Extence
Structuring Your Novel – 3 Acts and 7 Key Plot Points
Most people will have heard of the three-act structure. At its most simple, it’s beginning, middle and end. Diving deeper, it’s a dramatic roadmap – a way of navigating a story so it’s easier to plot and more satisfying to read.
In this class, we’ll be looking at how the three-act structure can be used in a variety of genres, including rom-com, Fantasy/ Sci-Fi, and literary fiction. By the end of the session, you’ll have a renewed appreciation for the fundamentals of good storytelling, and be ready to apply what you’ve learned to your own writing.
Recommended Reading
It would be helpful (but not essential!) if participants could read The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion before attending as we’ll be using it as a reference for looking at story structure in more detail. It’s widely available in bookshops, libraries and online (including second-hand). It’s also great fun to read and wonderfully well-plotted!