What is a 'strong story structure' to enhance the goodness of the story?

When creating a story, not only the stage setting, story development, characterization of characters, but also how to divide the story, change the chronological order and viewpoint, how to tell, etc. Structure also plays a big role. Paula Hawkins, a journalist and writer known for such as '

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“I want to create moments of surprise, like the moment when the reader realizes why there is a special reason for telling a story,” Hawkins said. By devising the 'story structure', it is possible to add 'surprise' in the form of adding to the pure story, so it will be a very valuable idea. Also, by setting a devised structure in advance, it becomes a framework for writing, so it can be used as a guide to grasp what is needed next and what should be clarified next. Helpful.

In Mr. Hawkins' best-selling 'Girl on the Train,' which was also made into a movie, a recently divorced and unemployed woman gets on the train almost every day and sees her ex-husband and neighbors' ideals from the train window. I spend my days monitoring the lives of the couple. In the work, since it was clarified at the beginning that 'every day comes and goes by train', the structure after that is easy for the reader to understand from where and what they are looking at now. In this way, you can give a better reading experience by correctly communicating not only the stage setting but also what kind of stage it is through the story structure.

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' A Slow Fire Burning: A Novel ,' a thriller about the hatred and revenge of three women associated with three men who were brutally murdered, begins by clarifying the core case, ' Hawkins explains that he created a structure that imagined that the incident would cause a ripple effect, like the ripples when throwing a stone into water. Based on the details of the incident, think about how to tell the story, how to introduce the characters, how they met, and what kind of relationship they formed. You can continue writing without worrying. On the other hand, those who read the work can enjoy the feeling of converging on the 'incident' in the center.

Mr. Hawkins shows several points as a means to specifically create a 'strong structure'. When you create a plot, storyline, setting collection, etc., by taking a step back and reconfirming this plan as a whole, you will notice the pattern of the story and how to make use of the characters, and conversely, you will notice the unfamiliar things that do not fit the story. You can understand equilibrium settings and deployments. Also, if you can notice the part where the action is biased or the part where the reading pace seems to be slowing down, it is desirable to reorganize it into a structure that allows the reader to take a break. In addition, if the image on the screen is extremely dark, it is good editing to change the image so that light is taken in during shooting.

When writing a story, there are people who have no idea what the final story will be when they start writing the beginning of the novel, people who carefully plan each chapter, and some people in between. Some people start writing with a plan but some unknowns. “When I start writing, I have no idea what a novel is going to look like,” says Hawkins. It advises that creating a diagram will help you write.

Also, if you start writing after creating a detailed plot, there may be no room for devising the structure. Still, ``give yourself space for surprises,'' says Hawkins, by leaving plenty of room for manipulation, especially in the early concept stages. Devising the structure not only enhances the reader's reading experience, but also allows the writer to discover and reveal connections in the story that he or she had not thought of at first, and gain a deeper understanding of the story. Hawkins says it will lead to things.