Three acts

Template structure

What the project starts with

1. Act I: Setup

   Who the hero is, what they want, and the event that ends their normal life.

   1. Ch. 1The ordinary worldThe hero at home, with the want and the flaw the story will test.2 scenes
   2. Ch. 2The inciting incidentThe event the hero cannot ignore.2 scenes
   3. Ch. 3Crossing the thresholdThe hero commits; there is no easy way back.

2. Act II: Confrontation

   The hero tries, fails and learns while the stakes keep rising.

   1. Ch. 4Rising stakesNew rules, allies and enemies; the first victories cost something.2 scenes
   2. Ch. 5The midpointA reversal that changes what the story is about.
   3. Ch. 6Things fall apartThe opposition closes in and the flaw costs the hero dearly.2 scenes

3. Act III: Resolution

   The hero changes, faces the final test and a new normal begins.

   1. Ch. 7The climaxThe final confrontation, won by the lesson of Act II.2 scenes
   2. Ch. 8The new normalWhat changed, for the hero and for the world.