Secrets to Writing a Fantasy

How do you write a fantasy novel readers can't put down? Weave two plots into one story.

Here's the secret: every fantasy novel has two stories. An external plot and a supernatural plot. A story without an external plot isn't a story. A story without a supernatural plot isn't a fantasy. Learn to weave them together, and your story will be magic.

Secrets to Writing a Fantasy: The Supernatural Structure is a step-by-step guide to writing a fantasy novel. It's Book 4 in the Write Novels That Sell series by K. Stanley, founder and CEO of Fictionary, and L. Cooke, Fictionary Certified StoryCoach Editor. It's for fantasy writers at every stage: idea, outline, draft, or edit.

You'll learn:

• The five external story arc scenes, from The Challenge to the climax
• The five supernatural story arc scenes, from an inkling the supernatural exists to using it to achieve the goal
• How to weave up to ten story arc scenes into one structurally sound story
• The genre-specific scenes fantasy readers expect, from opening image to closing image
• How to make magic decisions: its source, its limits, and its cost
• How to structure fantasy as a single novel or a series

You'll create:

• External, supernatural, and combined skeleton blurbs
• A skeleton synopsis for each plot
• A fantasy vault that holds every decision for your novel

We break down six bestsellers so you see the structure on the page: Fourth Wing, A Court of Thorns and Roses, Legendborn, Twilight, The Unbroken, and A Game of Thrones.

"The definitive guide to structuring a fantasy novel!" -Kit Morgan, USA Today bestselling author

Like every book in the Write Novels That Sell series, we give you the theory-the why behind our recommendations-and actionable advice you can use right away.

A process is not a formula. You are the artist. Bring your world to life with a structure readers love.