• How to form your story’s basic structure
• Start your story with solid narrative hook
• Unfold action to develop a stronger story
• Add ‘big scenes’ to give story some oomph
• Basic guidelines for your story’s rising action
• Consider using counterplotting in your novel
• Write your story’s penultimate scene
• Descend the mountain with falling action
• Make final words of your story count
• BONUS: “There are three rules for writing the novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are.” – W. Somerset Maugham
9 Tips for Structuring Your Novel
