Writing Tips - How to Structure a Novel (With No Outline or Plot Structure!)

Don't 👏let 👏anyone 👏tell 👏you👏 it👏 can't 👏be👏 done👏 RELATED VIDEOS →9 Reasons Why I Discovery Write: →How to Discovery Write a Novel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkZSBS_YI1Q&t=72s →How to Write a Satisfying Plot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xM7vMk5oX4&t=51s →Conveying Emotion in Your Writing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0CdOqgXljE&t=147s →How to Write Character Relationships: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tRuKHWkb-A →BLM petitions, donations, and resources (updating list): https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co / https://blacklivesmattercanada.carrd.co →Anti-Racism Resource Guide: https://allyresourceguide.com →Issues in the World (updating): https://issuesintheworld.carrd.co MY SHORT FICTION: ☾I Will Never Tell You This - The Puritan: http://puritan-magazine.com/never-tell-you-this/ ☾Solarium - Minola Review: http://www.minolareview.com/shaelin-bishop ☾Barefoot - The Fiddlehead [print only]: https://thefiddlehead.ca/issue/282 ☾Wishbone - PRISM international [print only]: http://prismmagazine.ca/2020/04/19/prism-58-3-sprawl-is-live/ ☾Wishbone - video reading: https://vimeo.com/420052282 ☾Cherry and Jane in the Garden of Eden - The Puritan: http://puritan-magazine.com/cherry-and-jane-in-the-garden-of-eden/ ☾Hold Me Under Till I See the Light - The New Quarterly: https://tnq.ca/story/hold-me-under-till-i-see-the-light/ ☾Beautiful Animal - Room: https://roommagazine.com/issues/twine ☾Zugzwang - Plenitude: https://plenitudemagazine.ca/zugzwang/ ☾Elise Holding a Deer Mouse, 1829 - CAROUSEL: http://carouselmagazine.ca/c45-bishop/ TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro 1:49 - Main thesis: understand how the pieces work together 2:41 - Divide your book into parts 3:26 - Plotting with nested arcs 6:22 - Know the main story beats 7:17 - Study story structure 8:45 - Action and consequence 10:24 - Listen to the story 11:28 - Use character choice 12:28 - Know what a chapter is in your book 15:57 - Know your book's regular pace 16:21 - Don't repeat the purpose of a scene 17:37 - Use the pieces purposefully MORE WRITING TIPS: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8-jsG6NG3oJsJ6LTZRtYtCHWi-5pjhQJ WRITING VLOGS: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8-jsG6NG3oK35m9jtz_aR2t8Dssl6eqJ WRITING CHATS & DISCUSSIONS: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8-jsG6NG3oLHy-zpu_yk7CfbJvrNc1O7 BOOK REVIEWS: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8-jsG6NG3oKlrHVFgs9UZCxJjB0Azqco Check out more writing and publishing videos from me over @Reedsy!: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpo0MkTAyEl73PmIVs8CQvQ OUTRO MUSIC: "l u v t e a [acoustic]" by Autumn Keys SOCIAL Tumblr: https://shaelinwrites.tumblr.com Ask me anything: http://shaelinwrites.tumblr.com/ask Twitter: https://twitter.com/shaelinbishop Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shaelinbishop/ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/5803057-shaelin-bishop