Proper structure helps you deliver your story to the audience in a satisfying and familiar way. You wouldn’t want to end up with the climactic peak hitting only ~36% into the story. That would make the story feel awkward and the remaining ~64% boring. (Talk about a dissatisfied audience.)

Contrary to what some believe, to me structure is all about organizing and/or timing. When stripped of all the details, beat sheets, and fill-in-the-blanks, it’s a matter of organizing your content and timing the delivery of it.

This is one of the reasons you can find successful stories that don’t seem to fit your favorite beat sheet. Even though that particular story may not be like others in its details, it can still deliver the content in a satisfying way if it organizes and times it properly.

Today’s post is more about the timing.