Twitter thread explaining JK Rowling's storytelling framework proves why Harry Potter series is a best seller

One will find only a handful of people across the globe who haven’t read or heard about the green-eyed boy wizard with a lightning bolt-shaped scar on his forehead. It was @jk_rowling’s masterclass in story and structureâ€æ — Nathan Baugh 🗺️ January 3, 2023 “We view Harry Potter as a whimsical children’s tale turned adult series that captured the minds of millions with magic. Let’s look at the key concepts: pic.twitter.com/rOjirqitjl — Nathan Baugh 🗺️ January 3, 2023 Baugh goes on to explain how Rowling carefully created the outline divided into 10 columns. — Nathan Baugh 🗺️ January 3, 2023 A good storyteller keeps their readers hooked on the plot and Baugh admits that Rowling’s storytelling is about ‘maximizing tension and conflict’. If Rowling does have a structure like this wrapped around the whole series, this is what I imagine it looks like: – 7 books for 7 years – 1 main plot per book – 5 interconnected subplots throughout All designed to come to a crescendo in book 7. pic.twitter.com/wR9rt0fwVG — Nathan Baugh 🗺️ January 3, 2023 The post has tickled the fancy of several Twitter users and intrigued many Harry Potter fans as well.