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Originally I tried to squeeze this template down so I could call it a “one page outline” but I already have a graphic for that (below) – I decided this template will be more useful as an expanded template you can fill in with your own content, so I’ve made it available in Word, Google Docs and as a Scrivener file. If you want access, you can sign up for my \u0013 HYPERLINK \"https://courses.creativindie.com/p/book-writing-for-teens/\" \u0014free course on writing here\u0015.\nThere’s also a detailed video walkthrough of the whole thing, as well as a discussion of how my template stands out from other similar book plotting structures. \u0013 HYPERLINK \"https://youtu.be/XPHfXQrC3nk\" \u0014Watch the video\u0015.\nHow to use this template: simply use this structure as a guide to plot your first draft or fix your story if you get stuck. You can delete my notes or titles once you replace it with your own ideas and plot events. I’ve give each section on its own page so you have plenty of space for notes – you can even print it out.\nThe RED DOTS are story sections – not actual chapters.\nIf this free plotting resource is useful for you in your writing journey, I’d appreciate shares: you can share \u0013 HYPERLINK \"https://www.creativindie.com/plot-outline/\" \u0014this blog post\u0015, pin the graphic on Pinterest, share on social media, or link back from your own blog or website.\n“I've been listening to this non-stop. Dude has done his research on story structure.”\n“I'm an author and have been studying story structure, narrative arc, and plot points for years....this is a REALLY good template. I can tell you've digested and synthesized more vague outlines and converted them into a more comprehensive map of the types of scenes that must happen in between the typical plot points.”\n“When I put my story ideas into other outlines they seem to leave me still feeling lost, and confused with what should happen in certain chapters. But this one? I was able to connect the dots from beginning to the complete end. I had to study it for a week straight before I finally was able to really understand how to use this story structure completely.”\n“Thank you so much for creating this story outline. I have been looking for a plot structure like this for a long time! It helped me to complete a a story blueprint that I'm so happy with. You don't understand what this means to me.”\n“Man this right here helped me a ton. It cut out most of all the nonsense that the other outlines be giving.”\nACT I: ORDINARY WORLD (START WITH LACK)\nYour First Act sets up your main character (MC) in their ordinary, mundane environment. You’ll introduce their friends and family members, their home, school or workplace, in the first few chapters. But you need to show what’s missing. You don’t want to start with a perfect, happy character who has everything (unless you’re going to take it all away, which is fine). You need to give them space to grow. Maybe they have unresolved emotional issues. They’re probably shy, awkward, clumsy or embarrassed, or unpopular. Maybe they hate their job or just got dumped. You need to show what they want, their secret desires. What are they working towards? They probably have daydreams about things they don’t think will ever happen.\nHow is their environment a reflection of their inner flaw? What is their favorite object? Where are the sources of conflict?\nDon’t write here…\n1: Really Bad Day\nOrdinary world, empathy, conflict. Show flaw and lack. Want, Problem, Need.\n2: Something Peculiar\nSomething unique or strange happens, but they dismiss it.\n3: Grasping at Straws\nTrying to regain control of ordinary world but setbacks mount.\nINCITING INCIDENT (call to adventure)\nIn most books, the inciting incident should actually happen in chapter one or two. It’s an intrusion on the ordinary world. Something big changes. Maybe a stranger moves to town, or a family member dies, or there’s an earthquake. 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