The Five Commandments of Storytelling

  • The Inciting Incident, which kicks off the action;
  • The Turning Point Complication, which turns the Universal Human Value at stake in the scene;
  • The Crisis, which is a big question or dilemma for one of the characters;
  • The Climax, which is the decision and action a character takes in response to the Crisis
  • The Resolution, which is theoutcome of the action that happens in the Climax


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