Plot And Story Charts For Story Generators

Tameri Guide for Writers has almost ready to go story generator. Choose one item from right-hand column of each row to generate the random story.

Prologue	Backdrop	Short setup or tease Useful when action is delayed within the story Establishes “history”
Beginning	Challenge (Catalyst)	Problem that launches the story Seldom the Big Event Shows life in collapse and chaos begins A false, then real challenge revealed
	Conflict (Simple Plot)	Man vs. Man Man vs. Nature Man vs. Self Man vs. Man’s Work
	Big Event	Ends “beginning” Introduces primary conflict, complex plot Major characters known Establishes story’s direction No false Big Event
Middle	Revelation (Pinch)	Mid-story, usually the intermission point Character decides upon a course of action Antagonist learns about others; primarily about his or her self Sometimes a minor false revelation precedes the real “Point of no return” Leads to the crisis
	Crisis	All seems lost Worst moments in story
	Climax (Showdown)	Pause, then action Question, state, accuse Crisis solved (or not) based upon the climax More drama / action than Big Event
End	Resolution (Denouement)	Winners and losers are known No loose ends remain New insights for characters Sometimes a brief false resolution Short section, fast paced
Epilogue	Dawn	Most long stories have a false then real dawn. Last page or two Happily ever after… but… Leaves a question or two, without undoing the story

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