Articles About Plot & Structure

Horror • Plot & Structure • Young Adult

How to Be Horrific (in an Age-appropriate Way): YA Horror Fiction

January 28, 2020

by Alex Woolf

Characters • Novels • Plot & Structure

How to Write a Backstory

January 21, 2020

by Jessica Wood

Language • Plot & Structure • Suspense • Voice

The Ultimate Guide to Keeping Up the Pace in Your Novel

September 3, 2019

by Laura Ojeda Melchor

Plot & Structure • Self-Editing

Fixing Split Ends: How to End a Story Perfectly

April 16, 2019

by Karen Heuler

Advanced • Characters • Language • Plot & Structure

Story Opening Lines That Will Blow Your Readers Away

February 15, 2019

by Alex Khlopenko

Children • Plot & Structure • Young Adult

Winning Plots in the Kids’ and Young Adult Genres

January 1, 2019

by Ricardo Elisiário

Language • Mystery • Plot & Structure • Research • Settings

Writing a Mystery: Do Your Research Right

November 15, 2018

by Alex J Coyne

Attitude • Plot & Structure • Writer's Block

How to Start Writing When You’re Stuck

November 12, 2018

by Tal Valante

Basics • Language • Plot & Structure • Voice

How to Start a Story that will Captivate Your Readers

October 31, 2018

by Tal Valante

Attitude • Characters • Plot & Structure • Settings • Writer's Block

Writing as Meditating, Meditating as Writing

July 23, 2018

by Jim Curtis