Ten Steps on the Story Structure Stairway
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Introduction

HI! I'm Dawn!
Why a Stairway?
Workshop Video
What is Story Structure?

What is Story Structure?
A Word About Percentages
Cats, and Snowflakes, and Circles, oh my!
Genre Expectations
Hook

Hooking the Reader
Inciting Incident

Inciting Incident
Character Commitment

Character Commitment
Pinch Point (Kick to the Shin)

Kick to the Shin
Midpoint Shift

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

Punch to the Gut
Pit of Despair

Pit of Despair
Regroup

Renewed Dedication to the Goal
Big Battle/Grand Gesture

Big Battle/Grand Gesture
Ending Image

Ending Image
Epilogue

Happily Ever After or Next Adventure?
Resources

Questions from the Chat
Story Structure Resources
Story Structure Guide.pdf

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Pit of Despair

Ten Steps on the Story Structure Stairway
- Buy now
- Learn more
Introduction
- HI! I'm Dawn!
- Why a Stairway?
- Workshop Video
What is Story Structure?
- What is Story Structure?
- A Word About Percentages
- Cats, and Snowflakes, and Circles, oh my!
- Genre Expectations
Hook
- Hooking the Reader
Inciting Incident
- Inciting Incident
Character Commitment
- Character Commitment
Pinch Point (Kick to the Shin)
- Kick to the Shin
Midpoint Shift
- Everything Changes!
- False Victory
- False Defeat
Pinch Point (Punch to the Gut)
- Punch to the Gut
Pit of Despair
- Pit of Despair
Regroup
- Renewed Dedication to the Goal
Big Battle/Grand Gesture
- Big Battle/Grand Gesture
Ending Image
- Ending Image
Epilogue
- Happily Ever After or Next Adventure?
Resources
- Questions from the Chat
- Story Structure Resources
- Story Structure Guide.pdf

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Pit of Despair