Curated books, articles, and videos for each of the 8 major story frameworks. Use these alongside the mini-course to build a proper understanding of the structure behind every compelling read.
Structure 01
Three-Act Structure
The universal backbone. Setup, confrontation, resolution — the skeleton every other structure is built around.
Two storylines that rise and fall in counterpoint — internal vs external, or romance vs plot — converging at the climax. Essential for dual POV fiction.
Orson Scott Card's diagnostic framework — Milieu, Inquiry, Character, Event. Identifies thread types and enforces the rule: close threads in the reverse order you opened them.