Consider the best pattern for your story might not be a “narrative arc” or five act structure. Stories can also expand or collapse in spirals, meander through multiple plots or points of view, or be loosely associated narratives with a single root point.

Today we are going to steal a tool from the visual artist’s cabinets and see if we can bang it into shape that works for writers. It’s called a Master’s Study, and it’s part copying, part analysis, and all hands-on learning.

Clark gives us the language to describe what is often seen as indescribable, the unique voice of each writer.