source: novelsuite

• immerse the reader into the main character's current life. identify the things that matter most and the personal qualities that the character is missing.
• introduce an external event that calls the main character to take action. initially, they should prefer to remain in their comfort zone.
• the external pressure intensifies. the character understands they must move to achieve what they want, or not lose what they had.
• the protagonist leaps out of their comfort zone. they make bold actions that were previously uncharacteristic.
• close allies assist in devising a plan.
• an unforeseen event occurs as the plan is being carried out, making the situation significantly worse.
• the main character devises another plan, which takes considerable effort to execute.
• these plans backfire, and things go horribly wrong. the protagonist is now in an even worse situation.
• other characters begin to disengage as they lose trust or are accused of betrayal by the protagonist.
• the protagonist is forced to face their most intimate fears. they make plans to do things that they would have never done before.
• they need to win over their alliances as they prepare to go into battle.
• intensity heightens as the character faces their worst fears.
• they are almost defeated in battle, ready to lose everything they hold dear.
• they find strength and confidence in themselves that they never knew existed and triumph.
• the climax of the story. the main character finally obtains what they set out to achieve.
• they discover that they now have the qualities they were missing at the start of the story. they have grown as a person.