A good story is built, not found. Tharushi shares the structures she uses to edit features, documentaries and long reads, and shows how to choose the right one for your material.
Useful for writers, video makers and podcasters alike.
Storytelling
Structure: how to build a story people remember
The tools editors use to shape features, scripts and long reads.
About this course
What you'll learn
- Find the real story in your notes
- Choose between five classic structures
- Write openings and endings that land
- Use scenes, characters and tension
- Edit a long piece without losing its heart
Curriculum
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01 Finding the story 3 items
- Lesson Welcome: what structure is for Free preview
- Lesson The one-sentence test
- Lesson Characters and stakes
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02 Five structures 3 items
- Lesson Chronology and the flashback
- Lesson The hourglass and the circle
- Lesson Choosing for your material
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03 Start and finish 3 items
- Lesson Openings that pull readers in
- Lesson Endings that stay with them
- Lesson Final edit checklist
Your instructor
Tharushi Wickramasinghe
Features editor
Commissions and edits long-form features. Teaches structure to reporters who want their stories read to the end.