Ten Steps on the Story Structure Stairway
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Introduction

Welcome!
Hi! I'm Dawn!
Why a Stairway?
Full Workshop Video
What is Story Structure?

What is Story Structure?
A Word About Percentages
Cats, and Snowflakes, and Circles! Oh, My!
Genre Considerations
Hook

Hooking the Reader
Inciting Incident

Inciting Incident
Character Commitment

Character Commitment
Pinch Point (Kick to the Shin)

First Pinch Point
Midpoint Shift

Everything Changes!
False Victory
False Defeat
Pinch Point (Punch to the Gut)

Second Pinch Point
Pit of Despair

Pit of Despair
Regroup

Renewed Dedication to the Goal
Big Battle/Grand Gesture

Big Battle/Grand Gesture
Ending Image

The End
Epilogue

Happily Ever After or The Next Adventure?
Resources

Questions from the Live Presentations
Story Structure Resources
Story Structure Handout 2025.pdf
THANK YOU!

Thank you!

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A Word About Percentages

Ten Steps on the Story Structure Stairway
- Buy now
- Learn more
Introduction
- Welcome!
- Hi! I'm Dawn!
- Why a Stairway?
- Full Workshop Video
What is Story Structure?
- What is Story Structure?
- A Word About Percentages
- Cats, and Snowflakes, and Circles! Oh, My!
- Genre Considerations
Hook
- Hooking the Reader
Inciting Incident
- Inciting Incident
Character Commitment
- Character Commitment
Pinch Point (Kick to the Shin)
- First Pinch Point
Midpoint Shift
- Everything Changes!
- False Victory
- False Defeat
Pinch Point (Punch to the Gut)
- Second Pinch Point
Pit of Despair
- Pit of Despair
Regroup
- Renewed Dedication to the Goal
Big Battle/Grand Gesture
- Big Battle/Grand Gesture
Ending Image
- The End
Epilogue
- Happily Ever After or The Next Adventure?
Resources
- Questions from the Live Presentations
- Story Structure Resources
- Story Structure Handout 2025.pdf
THANK YOU!
- Thank you!

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