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

Three acts
3 acts · 8 chapters · 13 scenes

The hero’s journey
3 acts · 12 chapters · 12 scenes

Fifteen-beat outline
3 acts · 15 chapters · 15 scenes

