Secrets to Writing a Fantasy

By Kristina Stanley and L Cooke

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 climaxThe five supernatural story arc scenes, from an inkling the supernatural exists to using it to achieve the goalHow to weave up to ten story arc scenes into one structurally sound storyThe genre-specific scenes fantasy readers expect, from opening image to closing imageHow to make magic decisions: its source, its limits, and its costHow to structure fantasy as a single novel or a series

You'll create:

External, supernatural, and combined skeleton blurbsA skeleton synopsis for each plotA 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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1738022137
• ISBN13: 9781738022137
• Release Date: April 2025
• Publisher: Fictionary Press
• Length: 382 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"