# The one-page book plan
NarrativeForge · Original learning worksheet · 14 October 2026
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## The story in one sentence
When [disruption], [character] must [action] or risk [consequence].
My version:

## The person at the center
What do they want now?
What do they believe will solve their problem?
What might that solution cost someone else?
What do they refuse to admit?

## A flexible route
Opening situation:
Decision that makes retreat difficult:
Discovery that changes the plan:
Hardest choice:
Possible ending (allowed to change):

## First scene
Location and viewpoint:
Immediate task:
Obstacle:
Observable choice:
What is different at the end?

## Notes to park while drafting
Research question | Why it matters | Can it wait?

## Next session
One scene or beat I will draft:
Time I can realistically protect:
Where I will leave a note for tomorrow:

## After a first draft
What is the story actually about now?
Which decision needs a clearer consequence?
Which chapter can wait until the structural work is done?