BBC - raw words, Structuring a story Homepage Accessibility links * Skip to content * Accessibility Help BBC Account Notifications * Home * News * Sport * Weather * iPlayer * Sounds * Bitesize * CBeebies * CBBC * Food * Home * News * Sport * Business * Technology * Health * Culture * Arts * Travel * Earth * Audio * Video * Live More menu Search BBC * Home * News * Sport * Weather * iPlayer * Sounds * Bitesize * CBeebies * CBBC * Food * Home * News * Sport * Business * Technology * Health * Culture * Arts * Travel * Earth * Audio * Video * Live Close menu raw words * Home * Clips Main content Structuring a story Once you have your ideas down, it's time to think about your story's structure. Plan how the story fits together, and how each idea flows into the next. Anneka Rice, Rowland Rivron and Colin Jackson let Nina Wadia know what they think about what makes a good story structure on raw words. Release date: 05 November 2009 Duration: 5 minutes This clip is from raw words More clips from raw words * Drafting a story Duration: 04:45 * Reviewing a story Duration: 05:20 * Writing tips Duration: 04:25 * Planning a story Duration: 06:10 See all clips from raw words (5) Related Content Similar programmes By genre: * Comedy * Comedy > Sketch * Learning * Learning > Adults * Learning > Secondary Explore the BBC * Home * News * Sport * Weather * iPlayer * Sounds * Bitesize * CBeebies * CBBC * Food * Home * News * Sport * Business * Technology * Health * Culture * Arts * Travel * Earth * Audio * Video * Live * Terms of Use * About the BBC * Privacy Policy * Privacy Policy * Cookies * Cookies * Accessibility Help * Parental Guidance * Contact the BBC * Make an editorial complaint * Careers * BBC emails for you * Advertise with us Copyright (c) 2026 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.