Short Fiction Planner

1. What is the point or idea you want to leave your audience with? ________________

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2. What type of conflict is best? (man v. man, self, or greater force) (circle one)

3. Describe in detail the main character _________________________________________

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4. Where and when does the story take place? ____________________________________

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5. What background does the reader need to know (if any)?

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6. Do you plan to provide the background at the beginning or as a flashback during the

story? __________________________________________________________________

7. How do we meet the main character? _________________________________________

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8. Who (or what) is the antagonist? If the antagonist is a force, how will you depict that?

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9. What is the inciting incident (that creates the protagonist’s problem?) ________________

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10. What is the rising action? Create at least 4 events that complicate the problem ________

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11. What is the climax? _______________________________________________________

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12. What does the protagonist decide at this moment? _______________________________

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13. What is the falling action? Create at least 2 events _______________________________

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14. What is the moment of last suspense? _________________________________________

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15. What (if given) is the denouement? ___________________________________________

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