Significant moments to include in your novel
The glories of structure
Love it or hate it, story involves structure.
There is a spectrum across which we can relate to structure, but it’s always there underneath. Depending on how you feel about it, this can convey hidden support or lurking.
Whenever I consider the way writing works, I like to look at a second art form for comparison. Let’s consider painting in this case. There is an entire spectrum of visual art as well, regarding structure. The works of Piet Mondrian or Picasso are fun to look at, as they each show the full range. On the one end, we have very true-to-life portraits and landscapes, and on the other, they’ve reduced expression to lines, shapes, colors and abstractions.