Story Structures Ranked from Worst to Best
BOOKFOX LAB. Get a mentor and join a community of writers: https://thejohnfox.com/bookfox-lab/ Feel free to debate me on this ranking in the comments! But from my perspective, these are the least helpful and the most helpful story structures to use when writing a novel. Check out my novel course: https://thejohnfox.com/writing-course... COURSES: Use my 10 courses in Bookfox Academy, with 230+ videos, to write your novel: https://thejohnfox.com/writing-courses/ EMAILS: Get emails about writing from me: https://thejohnfox.com/subscribe/ MY BOOK: Buy my book, "The Linchpin Writer": https://amzn.to/3U5ul14 Timeline: 0:00 Intro 0:16 #8 Triangle Structure 1:41 #7 The Structure from Egypt 3:19 #6 An Eastern Storytelling Structure 4:21 #5 A Curved Structure 5:46 #4 Fractal Structure 7:15 #3 The Structure Based on What Heroes Do 9:26 #2 Structure of Pinch Points and Plot Turns 10:43 #1 The Absolute Best Structure

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