How to structure your best-selling novels

How to tell good stories

"How do you tell a story so that the reader is hooked from beginning to end? How do you structure your novel so that he or she reads it without stopping and says at the end: "it's a good novel"?"

Whether you are writing a detective novel, fantasy or science fiction, or even romance, there are narrative structures that are part of the collective unconscious and that successful authors use successfully to write bestsellers.

In this fourth volume of his series on the art of narrative writing and the craft of writing, Fred Godefroy dissects these narrative structures, applicable to both novels and films, making them accessible and providing you with the tools you need to write the best version of your novel, especially if you are still a beginner. By applying this detailed method, illustrated with numerous examples, you can't go astray; on the contrary, you'll get the most out of your ideas and characters.

By applying this method, you will discover:
- the different structures used by all films and novels,
- the different stages of the hero's journey,
- the dramatic turning points that relaunch your story and transform your protagonist,
- The structure of the chapters: this is essential for writing a novel that readers can't put down,
- The 9 steps that make a successful novel,
- advanced techniques to also structure your saga or series.

Everyday life, milking, triggering event, meeting the mentor, climax: you'll understand all the authors' jargon and know how to use and apply it to overcome challenges, manipulate the reader, and adapt the structure to your experience and desires. Because to manipulate the structure, you must first know it inside and out and be able to apply it flawlessly.

With this nine-step structure, you have a 100% guarantee that your story will have the dramatic elements necessary to make it a good story."