1.0The Art of Creative Writinghttps://www.anneskyvington.com.auAnne Skyvingtonhttps://www.anneskyvington.com.au/author/askyvington/Alternative Narrative Approaches - The Art of Creative Writingrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="Qge6v3ZA4L"><a href="https://www.anneskyvington.com.au/alternative-narrative-approaches/">Alternative Narrative Approaches</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.anneskyvington.com.au/alternative-narrative-approaches/embed/#?secret=Qge6v3ZA4L" width="600" height="338" title="“Alternative Narrative Approaches” — The Art of Creative Writing" data-secret="Qge6v3ZA4L" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://www.anneskyvington.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/apollo-and-dionysus.jpeg670580Are you  a planner or a laisser faire type when it comes to narrative structure?  Do you put plot, character or language first? Aristotle, in Poetics, claimed plot as the main and most important function in creating aesthetic structure. Not much has changed today, although many writers prefer to start off writing without a strict […]