Unlock the Secret Formula: 6 Story Arcs That Will Keep Your Audience Glued to Every Word
And while you may choose more than one value—perhaps a value for a subplot or the internal genre—if you try to move your story on too many values, it will become muddied and will be very hard to work with in your second draft.
Above all, keep it simple. You can always write another book, but a book that’s trying to do too much can easily become unworkable.
4. Know your genre and form and consider your arcs accordingly.
Different forms have different arc conventions.
As we explored above, most novels and films have three arcs, most sitcoms have two arcs, and most short stories, on the other hand, have just one arc.
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