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Seven-point structure

Plan backwards from the ending: hook, turns, pinches, midpoint and resolution.

Template structure

What the project starts with

    1. Ch. 1HookThe starting state, the opposite of the resolution.
    2. Ch. 2Plot turn 1The conflict begins and the hero is pushed into action.
    3. Ch. 3Pinch 1The antagonist applies pressure; the hero has to act.
    4. Ch. 4MidpointThe hero moves from reacting to acting.
    5. Ch. 5Pinch 2Things go badly wrong; the plan fails.
    6. Ch. 6Plot turn 2The hero gets the last piece needed to win.
    7. Ch. 7ResolutionThe ending state, the answer to the hook.

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