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Create a Story Plot and Narrative Arc

Turn a story premise, genre, protagonist, conflict, stakes, canon, and creative constraints into a structured plot, turning points, narrative arc, pacing plan, and optional alternatives.

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Setup
Describe the core story idea, genre, tone, setting, intended audience, and the experience you want the story to deliver.
Describe the protagonist or central viewpoint, goal, opposition, central conflict, stakes, and any known ending direction.
Prompt style
Additional options
Add existing canon, must-keep events, themes, content limits, source inspirations, length/format constraints, or elements to avoid.

What you’ll need

  • Story premise and genre plus protagonist, conflict, stakes, and any canon or constraints to preserve
  • Story premise and genre
  • Protagonist, conflict, and stakes

What you’ll get

  • Story promise and dramatic question
  • Core conflict and stakes
  • Narrative arc map
  • Major turning points and midpoint
  • Escalation and pacing plan
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Task referenceExamples, expected output, boundaries, and routing.

Examples

1. Mystery novel outline

Context: A writer supplies the premise, detective goal, antagonist pressure, one fixed midpoint reveal, and a resolved ending requirement.

Goal: Build a three-act plot while preserving the fixed reveal.

Useful output: Dramatic question, escalation, turning points, midpoint integration, climax logic, continuity checks, and alternatives.

2. Bittersweet fantasy arc

Context: A writer has established world canon, protagonist stakes, and two must-keep events.

Goal: Create a five-act arc without changing existing canon.

Useful output: Act map, conflict escalation, subplot integration, bittersweet ending logic, canon checks, and generated options clearly labeled.

3. Short story planning

Context: A student supplies a premise and wants a concise sequence-based plot with an open ending.

Goal: Avoid overbuilding while still creating meaningful turns.

Useful output: Compact beat map, conflict/stakes, pacing, ending setup, continuity questions, and two alternate turns.

Expected output

  • Story promise and dramatic question
  • Core conflict and stakes
  • Narrative arc map
  • Major turning points and midpoint
  • Escalation and pacing plan
  • Subplot/theme integration
  • Climax and ending logic
  • Continuity/canon checks
  • Alternative plot options

Truth boundary

Treat source inspirations as references, not facts to copy. Do not imitate living authors on request; favor user-specified high-level traits. Preserve user-provided canon and label new creative suggestions as generated options.

Overlap guard: Owns story-level plot structure, conflict escalation, turning points, pacing, climax, and ending. Use the character-profile task for one fictional character's personality, motivations, relationships, and voice.

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