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    The document outlines the eight stages of a plot structure called the One Page Novel plot formula: 1) Stasis, 2) Trigger, 3) Quest, 4) Bolt, 5) Shift, 6) Defeat, 7) Power, 8) Resolution. It provides a brief description of each stage and an example from the novel The Wishing Star.

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    The document outlines the eight stages of a plot structure called the One Page Novel plot formula: 1) Stasis, 2) Trigger, 3) Quest, 4) Bolt, 5) Shift, 6) Defeat, 7) Power, 8) Resolution. It provides a brief description of each stage and an example from the novel The Wishing Star.

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    # THE 8-STAGE PLOT

    Here’s a summary of the eight stage structure of The One Page Novel plot
    formula that I used to create the outline for The Wishing Star. You can refer to it
    in order to generate more scene ideas, diagnose a plot problem, or even create
    your very own novel outline…

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