Today, I’m guest posting on Write to Done, with a post on “Outlining: The Secret To Creating Story Structure.” Here’s an excerpt:

Structuring Your Novel (affiliate link)

Creating story structure is the most important technical aspect of any story. It brings solidity and focus to a story; yet it is often overlooked and misunderstood. Novelists sometimes believe structure will sap their stories of originality. But this is about a bajillion miles from the truth. Structure is nothing more than a roadmap — a time-tested archetype for crafting the rise and fall of action and character evolution within our stories.