PagineThe steps
- Hook
Open with action, dialogue or a surprising detail.
- Characters and setting
Show who, where and when through small details.
- Problem
Give your character something they want and something in the way.
- Rising action and climax
Make things harder until the big moment.
- Resolution
Show how the problem ends and how the character changed.
Example: “Don’t open it,” Maya whispered, but Leo already had his hand on the lid…
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