Uploaded November 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
Part two of who knows how many in my attempt to outline three book ideas using John Truby's The Anatomy of Story! This time I look at his 7 key steps of story structure for three books - one that I've already drafted, one that I tried outlining for Nanorwimo 2019, and a brand new idea.
While this process seems straight forward, I'm quickly seeing the difference between figuring out the structure for an existing story versus brand new ones. For the existing story, I can see everything that's wrong with it, and I'm battling between twisting the old story to make it work, or throwing it out and trying to create something brand new with the characters and the world. For the new stories, everything seems to be going smoothly, but it's clear how little I have when I compare the pages and pages of answers from my existing book. Honestly, it's making me wonder whether I actually have another book in me. 😅
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QUESTIONS FOR THE COMMENTS:
- If you've used The Anatomy of Story, which parts did you find the most valuable and why?
- Have you used The Anatomy of Story to correct existing drafts as well as to plan new ones? When did you find it most helpful?
- How has your start to Nanowrimo gone?
TIME STAMPS:
00:35 - An overview of the Structure chapter
02:05 - 7 key elements of story structure
06:29 - Struggling to apply this to a book I've already written 😅
17:36 - Hello at 3am!
18:59 - The structure for two new books
RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS VIDEO:
- The Anatomy of Story by John Truby - amzn.to/32wWLaP
- Save the Cat by Blake Snyder - amzn.to/35Dz56D
- Plotting playlist - youtube.com/watch?v=TsPIBG3Kir4&list=PLlUUfy9MJDuQ0UgRqD5V20e3UvU0BSPZm
FIND ME ONLINE:
Instagram: instagram.com/jp.writes
Website: jpwrites.co
Nanowrimo: nanowrimo.org/participants/jpwrites
#anatomyofstory #writing #storystructure
Part two of who knows how many in my attempt to outline three book ideas using John Truby's The Anatomy of Story! This time I look at his 7 key steps of story structure for three books - one that I've already drafted, one that I tried outlining for Nanorwimo 2019, and a brand new idea.
While this process seems straight forward, I'm quickly seeing the difference between figuring out the structure for an existing story versus brand new ones. For the existing story, I can see everything that's wrong with it, and I'm battling between twisting the old story to make it work, or throwing it out and trying to create something brand new with the characters and the world. For the new stories, everything seems to be going smoothly, but it's clear how little I have when I compare the pages and pages of answers from my existing book. Honestly, it's making me wonder whether I actually have another book in me. 😅
Liked this video? Subscribe at youtube.com/channel/UCcuMeK6Go50kkc1DtGW1qwQ?sub_confirmation=1
QUESTIONS FOR THE COMMENTS:
- If you've used The Anatomy of Story, which parts did you find the most valuable and why?
- Have you used The Anatomy of Story to correct existing drafts as well as to plan new ones? When did you find it most helpful?
- How has your start to Nanowrimo gone?
TIME STAMPS:
00:35 - An overview of the Structure chapter
02:05 - 7 key elements of story structure
06:29 - Struggling to apply this to a book I've already written 😅
17:36 - Hello at 3am!
18:59 - The structure for two new books
RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS VIDEO:
- The Anatomy of Story by John Truby - amzn.to/32wWLaP
- Save the Cat by Blake Snyder - amzn.to/35Dz56D
- Plotting playlist - youtube.com/watch?v=TsPIBG3Kir4&list=PLlUUfy9MJDuQ0UgRqD5V20e3UvU0BSPZm
FIND ME ONLINE:
Instagram: instagram.com/jp.writes
Website: jpwrites.co
Nanowrimo: nanowrimo.org/participants/jpwrites
#anatomyofstory #writing #storystructure
