ABSTRACT
Quite simply, structure is one of the most important elements of your script. It is the glue that holds your story together. Think of structure as how you choose to tell your story. What happens in each scene and what is the order in which it happens? Let me warn you that structure is one of the hardest things to wrap your head around. It takes time, energy, and boatloads of patience. You probably won’t get it right the first time. You may not get it right the second time. Most likely you will need to rework your story several times before everything finally clicks. Don’t get aggravated by this—it is a normal part of the writing process, one that is difficult for even seasoned writers. But here is the most important thing to understand: structure exists because it works. Those in the industry understand story structure because they live it every day. If your story is structured incorrectly—or worse still not at all—they will hear it in your pitch or read it in your script and they will automatically think of you as a pedestrian writer because you haven’t conquered one of the most fundamental elements of TV writing.
