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Think about it this way: if your protagonist needs to learn to trust people again after years of isolation, but your plot puts her alone on a spaceship for three-quarters of the book, your plot isn’t doing its job. You’ve built a situation that lets her avoid the very thing she needs to confront. The external and internal arcs aren’t two parallel storylines. They’re the same story. The plot is the pressure system that forces your character to change (or fail to change, which is also a valid choice). When they’re misaligned, readers feel it even when they can’t name it. The story feels like it’s going somewhere without actually getting anywhere. This is one of the most common issues I see as a developmental editor, and Cron lays it out more clearly than almost any other craft resource I’ve encountered. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/665e1c7614246316f81f88ea/632529d7-95a8-427f-88e5-7f600c2ba13b/Story-genius-scene-card-example.png Blog - 5 Reasons to Read Story Genius by Lisa Cron (+ a Free Scene Card Template) - A Scene Card Even Pantsers Can Love (Yes, Really) A Scene Card Even Pantsers Can Love (Yes, Really) If you stiffened at the word “template,” I see you. I’ve worked with enough pantsers to know that “outline” can feel like a creative straitjacket. But hear Cron out before you skip to the next section. The Story Genius scene card isn’t a full outline. It’s a single-scene interrogation tool. Cron argues you need only your first few scenes mapped out before you begin writing. Plotters: yes, you can apply this across your entire outline. Pantsers: think of it as a revision tool, not a planning mandate. Here’s what the scene card asks you to pin down for each scene: Alpha Point - What is the basic description of the events of the scene? Subplot - What are the additional storylines in this scene? Cause - What is the tangible event that occurs in the story? Effect - What impact does this scene have on the plot of your story? Why it Matters - What does this plot point mean internally to the protagonist? Realization - What does your character conclude based on the external plot problem? What Changes - What changes (in the character, the situation or both) by the end of the scene? Reader Takeaway - What does the reader now know that they didn’t know before? And so - What is the specific and logical next step based on the character’s choice? When a scene can answer all of those questions, it’s earning its place. 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