What things happen? What clues are there? What is said? How do you build up the excitement?
3. The Problem or Dilemma 4. The Resolution
Introduce the main characters and describe the setting. What will your opening sentence be?
2. The Build-Up
Does the story end happily ever after? What have people learned? Have characters changed?
1. The Beginning
5. The Ending
Things might go wrong! Is there a mystery, or do terrible things happen? Are there any disagreements?
How are things going to be sorted out? Problems have to be solved, and people made happy again.
THE STORY MOUNTAIN PLANNER
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