Structure

Welcome to Episode 2 of Story Bones, your one stop shop for literary and screen writing advice.

This episode is dedicated to structuring your story, be it a script, a short story, or a novel.

SHOW LINKS:

1. Edo Von Belkom: look for the section on the 7-step story.
2. STORY: Robert McKee's seminal tome on all things screenwriting and, of course, story.
3. Into the Woods: A great source for understanding story structure.
4. Save the Cat: Another good story structure book, only this one is more geared towards screenwriting.
5. SILVERHAMMER STUDIOS: for the latest horror, scfi, and thriller stories, including
6. THE HIVE

Here's the synopsis of THE HIVE:

When an alien hive lands in Spotsylvania County, VA, Amanda Jett and her daddy are thrust into a nightmare landscape filled with body snatchers, brain-cracking fungi, crypto-monsters, melonhead children, mad scientists, and the tentacle-wielding Hive itself.

The Jetts have their own allies to help them, though, including Dr. Huntington, a brilliant inventor with the tools and technology they need to fight back, and the mysterious Girl, whose powers may be what they require to defeat the invaders.

But the Hive is changing the climate to suit its needs, and time is running out, forcing Amanda and her friends to make one last desperate attempt to stop the hive forever.

Thanks for listening, and tune in next week for Episode 3: Scenes.