The conclusion is just one sentence
Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2025 5:08 am
The ultimate chapter structure for writing a book that people enjoy reading
I looked at the big bestsellers of our time and they all have the same structure:
E = Entertainment
I = Information
F = Conclusion with Hook
Let's take Dale Carnegie's book "How to Win Friends and Influence People."
It begins with a shootout in ivory coast telegram screening New York and the story of the gangster "Two Gun" Crowley. (Entertainment)
Over the next 11 pages, Carnegie tells more than 20 stories (yes, I counted), all of which say the same thing.
These more than 20 stories are 99 percent of the chapter. (Entertainment)
Only 1 percent is the real "moral of the story". (Information)
Brilliant, right?
Or take any book by Malcalm Gladwell, who structures each chapter the same way:
He always starts with a story (entertainment). He then explains what we can learn from this story (information), adds his own thoughts (information) and then says how the reader can put the knowledge into practice (conclusion).
He usually gives a preview of the next chapter to keep the reader reading (hook).
I used the same structure in my book " The Content Terminator ".
I looked at the big bestsellers of our time and they all have the same structure:
E = Entertainment
I = Information
F = Conclusion with Hook
Let's take Dale Carnegie's book "How to Win Friends and Influence People."
It begins with a shootout in ivory coast telegram screening New York and the story of the gangster "Two Gun" Crowley. (Entertainment)
Over the next 11 pages, Carnegie tells more than 20 stories (yes, I counted), all of which say the same thing.
These more than 20 stories are 99 percent of the chapter. (Entertainment)
Only 1 percent is the real "moral of the story". (Information)
Brilliant, right?
Or take any book by Malcalm Gladwell, who structures each chapter the same way:
He always starts with a story (entertainment). He then explains what we can learn from this story (information), adds his own thoughts (information) and then says how the reader can put the knowledge into practice (conclusion).
He usually gives a preview of the next chapter to keep the reader reading (hook).
I used the same structure in my book " The Content Terminator ".