Episode 7: 7 Point Story Structure ft. Nicole Ryan

In this episode of The Architecture of Story, authors Meg Rosenthal and Nicole Ryan discuss the 7 Point Story Structure, a technique popularized by Dan Wells. They first detail what the 7 points within this structure are and how they provide a loose, skeletal outline. Then, following the steps that Dan Wells describes himself, they walk through how to apply this method to your own story planning.

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Nailing the Finish Line ft. J.N. Kindig The Architecture of Story

In this episode of The Architecture of Story, authors Meg Rosenthal and J.N. Kindig discuss several archetypal ways that you can cross that final threshold and NAIL that finish line… or in other words, finish your story. Using a traditional three act story structure as the vehicle to arrive at the final image, Kindig brings to the conversation her own education from her recent masters in English degree to guide us all to different types of narrative endings we can employ. Click to learn more about Jeff VanderMeer and Wonderbook: https://wonderbooknow.com/about/Connect with Jordan:https://www.authorjnkindig.comInstagram @authorjnkindigTikTok @authorjnkindigConnect with Meg:https://megrosenthal.comInstagram @megrosenthalauthor TikTok @megrosenthal.author
  1. Nailing the Finish Line ft. J.N. Kindig
  2. Story Arc Within Genre: Mystery ft. Benjamin Bradley
  3. Character Driven Plots ft. Hannah Hamrick
  4. Story Arc Within Genre: Fantasy/ Plotting a Trilogy
  5. 7 Point Story Structure ft. Nicole Ryan

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