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Story structure

Plot a narrative across its turning points — for fiction, a screenplay, or any talk that needs to hold an audience.

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StoryThemeThe scene that states itThe argument the story makesAntagonistWhy they are right in their own eyesWhat they wantProtagonistThe lie they believeWhat they needWhat they wantAct three — resolutionNew normalClimaxThe final choiceAct two — confrontationAll is lostMidpoint reversalAllies and enemiesRising complicationsAct one — setupCrossing the thresholdThe refusalInciting incidentOrdinary worldPremiseThe question the story asksOne-line pitch

What is inside

  • Story
  • Premise
  • One-line pitch
  • The question the story asks
  • Act one — setup
  • Ordinary world
  • Inciting incident
  • The refusal
  • Crossing the threshold
  • Act two — confrontation
  • Rising complications
  • Allies and enemies
  • Midpoint reversal
  • All is lost
  • Act three — resolution
  • The final choice
  • Climax
  • New normal
  • Protagonist
  • What they want
  • What they need
  • The lie they believe
  • Antagonist
  • What they want
  • Why they are right in their own eyes
  • Theme
  • The argument the story makes
  • The scene that states it

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