Narrative Structures
Most narratives follow one of the classic act structures. The structure determines how the [[!Plot]] advances and when crucial events occur, rather than the overarching Narrative type or the structure of those events themselves.
Classic Narrative Structures
- [[!Three-Act Structure]]
- Five-Act Structure or Dramatic Structure
- Kishotenketsu
- The Hero's Journey
Adaptions
- Dan Harmon's Story Circle
- Dean Koontz’s Classic Story Structure
- The 7-Point Story Structure
- Randy Ingermanson’s Snowflake Method (more of a method?)
- James Scott Bell’s A Disturbance and Two Doorways