Welcome to Story Structure Studio: Device & Design

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Emotional Writing: The Key to Great Stories

Because good stories don’t just follow a structure, they stir the reader emotionally. Every line, every beat, every scene should be doing emotional work.

This is where technique meets feeling. Here, we explore the tools that bring your story to life so your readers don’t just understand it, they feel it.

Whether you’re writing a short story, outlining your first novel, building writing lessons, or reworking your tenth draft, I hope what you find here helps you move forward – with clarity and soul.

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Story Structure: Frameworks, templates, and the different structures used for different character arcs each Tuesday.

Story Design: Know the basics and not-so-basics of story design each Wednesday.

Story Devices: Learn the purpose of tools like foreshadowing, moral dilemmas, metaphors, and irony. Discover many more tools and how to use them to emotionally engage your readers each Thursday.

Behind the Craft: Real Talk for Writers: The honest, messy, beautiful side of the writing life every Saturday evening.

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Are you ready to bring more emotion and depth to your writing?

Master Writing with Emotional Impact: Your Literary Device Cheat Sheet gives you 26 essential literary devices organized with emotions from A-Z to help you master the power of writing emotionally.

Every story is powered by emotion. Whether you want your readers to laugh, cry, or hold their breath, the words you choose and how you put them together shape that feeling.

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Happy Writing!