✅ Q&A [FREE]: The 5-Step Plan for Perfecting Your Story Structure w/ Kristina Stanley, CEO of Fictionary

​What makes a novel unforgettable? Is it the characters, the pacing, or the twists and turns? Often, the key lies in mastering story structure—the foundation on which all great novels are built.

​Learn why story structure is the key, the five essential steps to take your story from rough draft to structurally sound, and actionable strategies you can implement to immediately elevate your novel. 

​Join us for a special Q&A with Kristina Stanely, CEO of Fictionary, to learn a systematic approach to evaluating a story and identifying issues. Kristina will show a live demo of the Fictionary software and answer any structural editing questions you may have.

​We’ll dive into the core elements of storytelling that keep readers hooked, from character arcs to plot points and explore how Fictionary’s powerful tools can help you shape your story into something memorable.

​We’ll also explore:

• ​The importance of strong story structure in creating an engaging novel

• ​Tips for using Fictionary to track, analyze, and improve your novel’s structure

• ​Common pitfalls in story structure and how to avoid them

• ​How understanding story beats can help you pace your novel effectively

• ​The creative benefits of using software to support your storytelling process.

​About Kristina Stanley

​Combining her degree in computer mathematics with her success as a bestselling, award-winning author and fiction editor, Kristina Stanley founded Fictionary and is the CEO. Fictionary helps writers and editors with software, an online community, editing services, and guided writing, outlining and editing courses.

​She is the bestselling author of the Write Novels That Sell series. This includes Secrets to Editing Success, Secrets to Outlining a Novel, and Secrets to Writing a Series. Secret to Writing a Fantasy is coming soon.

​Her novels include The Stone Mountain mystery series. Her first novel Descent was nominated for the 2014 Arthur Ellis Unhanged Arthur for excellence in crime writing. Blaze was shortlisted for the 2014 Crime Writers’ Association Debut Dagger.

​The Author’s Guide to Selling Books to Non-Bookstores and Your Editing Journey are other her non-fiction books. Her short stories are published in The Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, and Voices from the Valleys. Her short story When a Friendship Fails won the Capital Crime Writers award.

​About Fictionary

​Fictionary hosts a community of writers and editors, has structural editing software, and live writing courses. Fictionary is the only software that helps writers through every stage of their writing journey, from the first outline to the final revision. Premium subscribers get the powerful combination of StoryTeller software and personalized guidance from our Fictionary Certified StoryCoach Instructors. It’s a sure-fire way to a story you’ll be proud to share.

​**Held immediately following our Writers’ Hour ET session, in the same room.** 

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