Writers are wordsmiths. Everyone knows that. Writers pick and choose words, wrap them around each other, and use them to create parallel worlds to the real one we all inhabit.
We also know that words — single thoughts — fit into sentences. And sentences fit next to each other into paragraphs, which mount into sections, chapters, and finally… books.
Sometimes it might take a paragraph to dictate action. Often, one action spills over a larger chunk of text and pages of narrative.
The “structural language” of a story is similar to a detailed outline. A character gets married, then divorced, then married again. The villain captures the hero, steals the gold, and gets caught for a satisfying ending.
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