How to write successful novels

To write a good novel, talent alone isn't enough. Nor is technique. Methodology is a tool. Combine all three and you'll achieve success; you'll write books that current and future generations will read with pleasure.

Method, Structure, Creativity are the three pillars of the Godefroy Method.

In the Godefroy Method, the most complete method in French for learning to write a novel, you will concretely learn how to choose the right ideas, organize them, use the essential techniques and structure your novels to develop your own mastery of the art of narrative writing.

The greatest musicians spend hours at the conservatory, painters at the Beaux-Arts, chefs hone their skills at top restaurants. Why should it be any different for writing novels? Writing successful novels is something that can be learned, and you don't become a leading author in thrillers, fantasy, or romance without having learned the rules so you can bend and subvert them.

More than just another book on writing, the Godefroy Method is a practical approach that guides you step-by-step through your journey of self-discovery, acting as a mentor and structuring your work, your progress, and your transformation. Even before you write the first line, you'll have the foundation to write novels that will captivate your readers and tell stories that will resonate for generations.

What you will find in the method:

- Where do ideas come from?
- How to find ideas for successful novels?
- How do you write a high concept that sells your novel and creates your literary tatami?
- How to organize oneself to finish writing one's novel?
- How to structure your novel to write good stories?
- How to choose and develop your characters?
- How to improve your style?
- How to sell your book to publishers?
- How can you really make a living as an author?
- How does the technique help you to evoke emotions in your readers?
- What are the essential steps in writing a novel?
- What are the basic functions of your characters?
- How to choose the right locations, and based on what criteria, for your novel?
- How to become a specialist in the genre?
- How do you bring your protagonist to life?
- How to polish and improve your novel?

Peppered with practical exercises that will allow you to get concretely into the preparation and writing of your novel, the Godefroy Method is the substance of years of learning and experience in screenwriting, genre novels, learning and practicing the theory of popular narrative fiction writing.

This is the condensed version of a 54-video training course with coaching, live webinars, analyses of fiction and literary works that has transformed the lives of those who have applied it.

Testimonials

"A comprehensive, methodical, structured yet progressive training program based on the implementation of a personal writing project and its evolution as new components of the method are discovered." JCB

“Fred explains the plot devices according to several theories: 9-step structure, 18-step structure, progression based on the evolution of the hero, organic structure…
Reflecting on myths, archetypes, guiding principles, foundational figures… All these keys to understanding and writing are liberating creative avenues. – LB

About the author

Fred Godefroy has held hundreds of jobs, all of which provided him with fertile ground for writing novels. After training in screenwriting, he wrote and sold his first manuscript in 15 days. He also trains authors using the complete Godefroy Method, which has enabled dozens of writers to express their creativity and finish their first novels. As an author, he is currently writing a five-volume, 3,500-page saga, Néfilims - Contemporary Chronicles, coming soon to bookstores everywhere.