Story Workshop

Introduce your protagonist, the setting (place & time), and the big problem (conflict). Show, don't tell — start us right in a moment.

• We meet the main character (through an action or words)
• We see the setting with the senses
• The big problem is clear

🦉 Ask Fred about my beginning

Write the events that make the problem bigger and harder (use your RA #1–5). Show your character react and struggle.

• At least two events
• Each one makes the problem worse
• We feel the tension growing

🦉 Ask Fred about my rising action

The biggest, most exciting moment — your protagonist faces the biggest challenge or makes a big choice. Slow down and show it beat by beat.

• The most exciting moment of the whole story
• A big challenge or choice
• Slowed down and shown, not rushed

🦉 Ask Fred about my climax

Right after the climax, things start to calm down. Show what happens because of the big moment.

• Shows the results of the climax
• The action begins to slow

🦉 Ask Fred about my falling action

Solve the conflict and show how things turn out. Let your theme shine — show the big idea, don't just say it.

• The problem is solved
• We see how the characters end up
• The big idea (theme) shows through

🦉 Ask Fred about my ending

📖 Put your whole story together

Show my full story 🦉 Fred's big-picture review