Comments on: How to Structure A Story: The Eight-Point Arc http://www.dailywritingtips.com/how-to-structure-a-story-the-eight-point-arc/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:11:50 -0500 hourly 1 By: Seneka Abeyratne http://www.dailywritingtips.com/how-to-structure-a-story-the-eight-point-arc/comment-page-1/#comment-240355 Seneka Abeyratne Fri, 26 Feb 2010 09:50:29 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=821#comment-240355 I've had Nigel Watts' wonderful book for many years and read it ever so often. The eight-point arc is handy even for writing plays and screenplays. I'm a published playwright (Sri Lanka) and recently took a crack at writing my first screenplay -- a kind of "art house" psychological drama set in Scandinavia. Even though it has a non-linear plot, the eight-point arc was the template. I’ve had Nigel Watts’ wonderful book for many years and read it ever so often. The eight-point arc is handy even for writing plays and screenplays. I’m a published playwright (Sri Lanka) and recently took a crack at writing my first screenplay — a kind of “art house” psychological drama set in Scandinavia. Even though it has a non-linear plot, the eight-point arc was the template.

]]> By: Dave Felton http://www.dailywritingtips.com/how-to-structure-a-story-the-eight-point-arc/comment-page-1/#comment-229527 Dave Felton Sat, 06 Feb 2010 17:58:17 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=821#comment-229527 Great article. I realise it has been posted for some time but I have only just come across it. Simple, effective advice. Dave Great article.

I realise it has been posted for some time but I have only just come across it.

Simple, effective advice.

Dave

]]> By: Bill Rambo http://www.dailywritingtips.com/how-to-structure-a-story-the-eight-point-arc/comment-page-1/#comment-227406 Bill Rambo Wed, 03 Feb 2010 22:27:29 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=821#comment-227406 Excellent article; thanks! One quibble -- in terms of the tragedy, Romeo's fatal choice is to challenge and kill Tybalt, after he killed Mercutio. All the other wrong choices stem from that one, and it puts the responsibility for the rest of the tragic outcomes to some extent or another at his feet. Excellent article; thanks! One quibble — in terms of the tragedy, Romeo’s fatal choice is to challenge and kill Tybalt, after he killed Mercutio. All the other wrong choices stem from that one, and it puts the responsibility for the rest of the tragic outcomes to some extent or another at his feet.

]]> By: maredith http://www.dailywritingtips.com/how-to-structure-a-story-the-eight-point-arc/comment-page-1/#comment-132091 maredith Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:56:01 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=821#comment-132091 I ran through this article this morning but I wanted to write it on my notebook so I searched for it on the archives..it took a long while 'coz I for got the title..a lesson learned..next time I'll jot down right away when an article is worth remembering..thanks a lot! I'm an inexperienced writer and this helped me a lot! I ran through this article this morning but I wanted to write it on my notebook so I searched for it on the archives..it took a long while ‘coz I for got the title..a lesson learned..next time I’ll jot down right away when an article is worth remembering..thanks a lot! I’m an inexperienced writer and this helped me a lot!

]]> By: Marukay http://www.dailywritingtips.com/how-to-structure-a-story-the-eight-point-arc/comment-page-1/#comment-41960 Marukay Sun, 05 Oct 2008 11:47:44 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=821#comment-41960 I know it won't be a constructive comment, but at this point all I want to say is: Thank you for this post! I just started writing my own novel and am very unexperienced. But this eight-point-arc helped me a lot now, it gave me back the clear view of my work. I know it won’t be a constructive comment, but at this point all I want to say is: Thank you for this post! I just started writing my own novel and am very unexperienced. But this eight-point-arc helped me a lot now, it gave me back the clear view of my work.

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