Comparative
narrative
story
structures

A reference for choosing a structure and breaking a story into beats

  1. AStructures
  2. BVonnegut's shapes of stories

Structures

A
Seventeen frameworks on one shared story timeline. Bold marks a major movement or turning point.

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Vonnegut's
shapes of stories

B
Fortune over time. G is good fortune, I is ill fortune, the white line is neutral.

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