How can you structure your novel for success? And how do established writers do this? Learn all about story structure in the latest lesson in the Write Channel’s ‘How to Write a Novel’ course.

From three act structure, through the seven basic plots to the 'beat' of a story. Based on theories that have come from research, reading and computer analysis, find out exactly what makes a story tick and readers turn pages

0:50 Three act structure
2:40 Hero's journey/monomyth
3:50 Pixar's storytelling model
5:19 Seven basic plots
7:36 Story Beat/Archer and Jocker's research

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