BookTitle ACTONESetUp

SettheStage:Immediate,Quick,Attention-Grabbing

NecessaryCharacterDevelopmentDetails

BookTitle ACTONEPlan

What’sthePlan?HowwillyourcharactergetfromA-Z.Listthesteps–knowinglyfullwellitwon’tplayoutthatway!

BookTitle ACTONEWant/Need

What’syourCharacter’sGoal

WhatwillfilltheVoid?

BookTitle ACTONEObstacle

You’llneedatleasttwoObstaclesinthisplottingsystem.Chooseyourfirstweapon:Antagonist,PhysicalObstruction,Inner,orMystical.

BookTitle ACTTWOGrowth

After the Obstacle, how did your Character fare?

Positive Growth: Did they succeed and get closer to their goal?

Negative Growth: Or did they fail and face a setback?

BookTitle ACTTWOSetback

Was your character’s growth a False Victory or a Setback?

BookTitle ACTTWORegroup

Character’s Goal

Do they realize their Need?

BookTitle ACTTWOConfrontation

Final Obstacle: Antagonist, Physical Obstruction, Inner, or Mystical

BookTitle ACTTHREESilverLining

What discovery awaits your character at the Silver Lining? Is it a thoughtful epiphany or a revelatory statement?

BookTitle RESOLUTIONWhatwastheiroriginalgoal?

Whatdidtheyachieve,ifanything?

BookTitle ACTTHREEClosure

Subplot to take care of:

To close this story, show the character in their new life living with their goal in hand.

BookTitle ACTTHREEOpenDoor

New Goal:

New Obstacle: