STORY TOOL · 10–20 min

Story Structure Builder

Plan exposition, inciting incident, rising conflict, climax and resolution while keeping cause and consequence connected.

LEARN WHILE YOU WRITE

A story is not a list of events. One change should make the next event necessary or difficult.

Begin with a character who wants something. Introduce a disruption, increase the cost of failure, force a difficult choice at the climax and show what changed afterward.

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VISUAL EXPLANATION · MARKER BOARD

A story is not a list of events. One change should make the next event necessary or difficult.

Exposition · úvodEstablish character, place and the unstable normal.

Inciting incident · zápletkaStart the central problem.

Rising action · stupňováníMake attempts create consequences.

Climax · vyvrcholeníForce the decisive action.

Resolution · rozuzlení a závěrShow consequences and change.

Concrete example

Goal: save the family workshop. Incident: a contract is lost. Climax: expose the forgery at the cost of the workshop's reputation. Resolution: rebuild on honest terms.

GUIDED WORKSPACE

Build the structure before polishing sentences

Write freely, use a starter when you get stuck, and turn your notes into a clear draft map. Nothing here grades your writing.

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1Give a character a visible goal.

2Make every attempt create a new consequence.

3Force one difficult choice, then show what changed.

01Story premiseCharacter + goal + obstacle in one or two sentences.

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02Starting situationShow the normal world and what is missing.

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03Inciting incident / zápletkaThe event that makes returning to normal impossible.

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04Rising complicationsList two or three attempts that make the problem harder.

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05Climax / vyvrcholeníThe hardest choice or confrontation.

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06Resolution / závěrShow the result and the lasting change.

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Exposition · úvodEstablish character, place and the unstable normal.Inciting incident · zápletkaStart the central problem.Rising action · stupňováníMake attempts create consequences.Climax · vyvrcholeníForce the decisive action.Resolution · rozuzlení a závěrShow consequences and change.

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