Writing and Publishing Your First Fiction Novel
The Narrative Arc 2
A course by João Tordo , Author
Develop an original idea into a compelling manuscript that’s ready to share with publishers by exploring story structure, characters, perspective, and editing
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About the video: The Narrative Arc 2
Overview
“Despite being equipped with the three-act structure, the blank page can still feel like an overwhelming sea of nothingness. To avoid getting lost, I will introduce you to plot points. These will help you to maintain the thread of your story and keep the tension rising. ”
In this video lesson João Tordo addresses the topic: The Narrative Arc 2, which is part of the Domestika online course: Writing and Publishing Your First Fiction Novel. Develop an original idea into a compelling manuscript that’s ready to share with publishers by exploring story structure, characters, perspective, and editing.
Partial transcription of the video
“ The Narrative Arc Let's talk about the plot points. As you've noticed, I talked about the second act and the various moments that constitute that act. How do you keep the tension rising? This is the big secret for all novelists and what keeps younger novelists and ones with less experience, that's due to the absence of plot points. You don't have to structure a whole story. I think if you make a structure that's too rigid, or define every chapter, etc., there has to be a lot of room for improvisation as we talked about when I mentioned the "Happy Birthday" song. The "Happy Birthday" song ...”
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Course summary for: Writing and Publishing Your First Fiction Novel
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Category
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Areas
Creative Writing, Fiction Writing, Narrative, Storytelling, Writing
A course by João Tordo
João Tordo is an award-winning author based in Lisbon, Portugal. As a child, he was obsessed with books and knew from an early age he wanted to be a storyteller. He went on to study writing in New York and published his first book, The Book of Lightless Men in 2004.
He’s since published 18 books and won multiple awards including the José Saramago Literary Prize, the Fernando Namora Prize, and the GQ Prize. His books are published around the world in countries like France, Hungary, Spain, Brazi, and Mexico. He has also worked on shows for Netflix, including Until Life Do Us Part.
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