Plot, Structure, Form

When it comes to plot, structure, and form, people too often confuse one for the other and discussing all three doesn’t exactly help. However, all three are an extension of the same source and must be viewed as blocks which build one on top of the other, originating from the story’s theme.

I like to think of this way:

Theme determines form: form determines structure: structure determines plot.

With that said, we’ll start at the macro level and work our way down.

Plot

Plot, in its most basic...