Hello, word wizard!

There are many books about how to structure fiction novels in the world. So why would you be interested in mine?

Every person's brain is unique. How we develop story, think about story, and write our stories is equally unique to the way our brains work.

Our stories are also unique expressions of our ideas and who we are as people. However, the structure of the stories that resonate with us most throughout the ages is very much the same.

As an author and storyteller in multiple mediums, I have spent most of my life studying the craft of story. As a fiction editor, I have also learned how to communicate that craft to others in a way that helps them create better novels and memoirs while taking into account the individuality of how each writer works.

In The Flexible Writer's Blueprint: A Simple Guide for Structuring Your Novel for Plotters, Pantsers, and Everyone in Between, I provide an easy-to-follow framework to understanding story structure that works universally across genres and that can be implemented at any stage of the writing or revision process.

More about the book:

Unlock the secret to writing better fiction…

Are you struggling to bring your book together? Create any plot or fix the one you’ve got using the Flexible Writer’s Framework.

In this book, author and developmental editor Talena Winters teaches an easy-to-understand plotting framework based on a synergistic blend of your character’s Lie and five-point plot structure. The best part? The Flexible Writer’s Framework can be used at any stage of the writing process. So whether you’re a discovery writer, a meticulous plotter, or regularly slide along the scale between them, this simple framework can help you.

You’ll learn:

The six stages and five turning points of every satisfying plot, no matter the genre

• How to find the protagonist’s Lie and use it to propel every part of your plot or identify when something’s off track

• How to use this framework to plot or revise a book, scene, or series

• How to use the author’s granular beat chart to break down the stages for even greater clarity when plotting, drafting, or revising

• Tips for both outliners and intuitive writers to use this framework to augment your natural process and create more satisfying stories

• How popular stories in a wide range of genres align with the framework

Creating stories readers crave doesn’t have to be a mystery. Unlock the simple secrets to telling a satisfying story in any genre and for any type of process with The Flexible Writer’s Blueprint, the beat-by-beat guide to writing fiction that works.

Take the struggle out of writing and revising. Start reading early access chapters today when you subscribe to the Acolyte tier on Ko-fi.

How to Get Early Access:

This book is already partially written, and I will continue to develop and write it throughout 2024.

When you support me with a monthly Acolyte subscription on Ko-fi, you not only get free access to my public content in the Word Wizard Academy and Author Alchemist blog, but you get exclusive early access to the chapters of The Flexible Writer's Blueprint as I release them.

That means you can benefit from this knowledge now, before anyone else. You'll also be able to ask question as you go along to clarify anything you need more help with. It's like getting personalized coaching to go along with the book!

The first chapter will be going live soon, and a new one will be released every month.

Click through to www.talenawinters.com/kofi to learn more, or if you’re on my website, click on the “Support Me” button in the bottom corner of the screen.

Thank you for supporting my work. I can't wait to help you make magic with your words!

Talena Winters | The Author Alchemist

P.S. You can get an introduction to the Flexible Writer's Framework in my free plot structure download 5 Essential Turning Points to Create or Fix Any Plot at www.talenawinters.com/plot-structure, which will also add you to my Word Wizard Academy mailing list so you never miss any gems of wisdom to help your transformation into a master of your craft!

Talena Winters is a freelance developmental editor, independent author, magazine writer, and tea and silver lining addict. She specializes in helping struggling self-published fiction and memoir authors unlock their inner writing wizards and unleash story magic. See her editing services here.