Tell your story with this 12 page printable PDF designed to help writers plan a narrative using the classic six step story structure.

This planner takes you through every stage of this easy to follow writing system, with spaces to write and draw your ideas.

Develop your plot one step at a time, turning an idea into a story.

THIS RESOURCE GUIDES YOU THROUGH…
The Beginning: Establish your story’s foundation, and explore the setting, timeline, main cast, and the current goals.
Inciting Incident: Identify the moment that disrupts your character's normal world. Find the event that sparks the story, setting the adventure into motion.
Rising Action: Develop the challenges that allow your character to grow, gaining experience, and meeting new people along the way.
Climax: Pinpoint the story’s major turning point. Define the twist that changes everything your character thought they knew.
Falling Action: Explore the immediate aftermath of the climax. Tie together plot points to bring the story towards a conclusion.
Resolution: Bring your narrative to its closing moment. Reflect on what has been achieved, and how your characters have changed from beginning to end.

WHAT'S INCLUDED:
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12 Pages
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UPDATES:

This worksheet may be updated over time with improvements or additional pages. If you've purchased this resource, you'll always have access to the latest version.
Current Version: v2.2 (Updated July 2026)

What's New?

Revised instructional material.

Corrected spelling errors and improved readability.

WHO IT'S FOR:

This planner is perfect for anyone who wants to write a story using the classic six step structure. It's designed with novel writers in mind, but also suitable for visual storytellers creating manga and comics.

USAGE RIGHTS:
For personal, educational, and author use only. Commercial resale, reproduction, or redistribution is not permitted.
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WHAT MAKES THIS PLANNER SPECIAL?

This planner walks you through the six step structure, allowing you to write your plot with it. Even a simple idea can be expanded upon with the guiding questions and exercises in this resource.