Title: From Scatter Plot to Line Graph
1From Scatter Plot to Line Graph
- Guidelines to Organizing Your Plot
- PRESENTATION BY Anastasia Marie, using
Michael Hauges Six Stage Plot Structure
2STAGE ONE Set Up
- Introduction
- Old World vs. New World
- Hero
- Empathy creation
- Reader must empathize hero/protagonist
3TURNING POINT ONE (TP1)
- The hero is presented with an opportunity
- Make a difference, leave a legacy
4STAGE TWO New Situation
- Hero moves from Old world into New
- - Trials
- - Glimpse Essence (true self) when confronted
with difficult situation
5TURNING POINT TWO
- Change of plans
- Hero must make a plan of action and an ultimate
goal
6STAGE THREE Progress
- Hero approaches goal(s)
- Obstacles
- Identity and Essence in state of flux
7TURNING POINT THREE
- Point of No Return
- Midpoint of Story
- Hero must continue on, no matter the cost (so do
you!)
8STAGE FOUR Complications
- Difficulties
- Essence Progression
- Goal becomes important
- Hero has more to lose
- Acknowledge missing piece
9TURNING POINT FOUR
- Major Setback
- ALL IS LOST
10STAGE FIVE Final Push
- Protagonist has earned honor of being a hero
- Faces biggest fear
- Dark moment (realization)
- Retreats into Identity, then Essence fully
revealed
11TURNING POINT FIVE
- Climax
- Hero achieves or fails goal
12STAGE SIX Aftermath
- How far the hero has come
- Return with TREASURE
- Fully in essence
13THE END
- End with a punctuation (!?)
- Cliffhanger?
- Victory!
14Michael Hauges Six Stage Plot Structure
0 10 25 50 75 90-99 100
Stage I SETUP Fully in identity
Stage III PROGRESS Vacillates between identity
and essence
Stage IV COMPLICATIONS HIGHER STAKES Moves
steadily into essence
Stage V FINAL PUSH Retreats to identity, then
returns fully to essence
Stage VI AFTER- MATH Transformed existence
Stage II NEW SITUATION Glimpses essence
Turning Point 4 Major Setback
Turning Point 5 Climax
Turning Point 3 Point of No Return
Turning Point 2 Change of Plans
Turning Point 1 Opportunity
Act I
Act III
Act II
? 2005 Michael Hauge www.StoryMastery.com (818)
995-4209