Story Structures Ranked from Worst to Best

Опубликовано: 06 Май 2026
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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.

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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