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Novel — three acts, 80,000 words
A commercial-length novel (80,000 words) mapped onto three acts and 24 chapters. Per-chapter word targets, a character-arc table and skeletons for the first three chapters.
- Who it's for
- Writers drafting a first novel for querying or self-publishing
- Scale
- 24 chapters · ~3,300 words each
- Format
- Novel
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What gets created
Bracketed placeholders like [Protagonist] are renamed once in the story bible.
Documents
- NotePlanning note — three acts, 24 chapters
- ChapterChapter 1
- ChapterChapter 2
- ChapterChapter 3
Bible seeds
- Character[Protagonist]Lie → truth, same as the arc table.
- Character[Antagonist]The person who fully lives the protagonist's lie.
- Character[Mentor]The one who gets them moving.
- Place[Ordinary world]Act one's stage.
- Plot threadMidpoint reversalCh. 12. False victory or false defeat.
Beat table
| Beat | Range | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Act I | Ch. 1–6 | Ordinary world, incident, crossing |
| Act IIa | Ch. 7–12 | New world, midpoint |
| Act IIb | Ch. 13–18 | Cost, worst moment |
| Act III | Ch. 19–24 | Confrontation, new normal |
First steps after creating
- 1
Write the logline and the lie → truth.
- 2
Give each of the 24 chapters a one-line 'who doesn't get what they want'.
- 3
Open chapter 1 on an action.
- 4
Keep chapters near 3,300 words using the stats panel.