YOUR FIRST BOOK — A WORKSHEET FROM BESPOKE BOOKS
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1. THE PREMISE
Someone wants something, but something stands in the way, and failure costs them something.
My sentence:

2. FIVE MOMENTS (explain how each causes the next)
Beginning:
Discovery:
Setback:
Difficult choice:
Ending:

3. FIRST SCENE
Viewpoint character and place:
What do they want right now?
What prevents it?
What choice must they make?
What is different when the scene ends?

4. REVISION
[ ] The character's immediate goal is clear.
[ ] Something meaningful changes.
[ ] I can follow who speaks and what each person knows.
[ ] I have replaced unnecessary explanation with action where useful.
[ ] The ending gives the reader a reason to continue.
One question to ask a reader:

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