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From Scatter Plot to Line Graph Guidelines to Organizing Your Plot PRESENTATION BY: Anastasia Marie, using Michael Hauge’s Six Stage Plot Structure

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Page 1: From Scatter Plot to Line Graph Guidelines to Organizing Your Plot PRESENTATION BY: Anastasia Marie, using Michael Hauge’s S ix S tage P lot S tructure

From Scatter Plot to Line Graph

Guidelines to Organizing Your Plot

PRESENTATION BY: Anastasia Marie, using

Michael Hauge’s

Six Stage Plot Structure

Page 2: From Scatter Plot to Line Graph Guidelines to Organizing Your Plot PRESENTATION BY: Anastasia Marie, using Michael Hauge’s S ix S tage P lot S tructure

STAGE ONE: Set Up

Introduction Old World vs. New World Hero

Empathy creation Reader must empathize

hero/protagonist

Page 3: From Scatter Plot to Line Graph Guidelines to Organizing Your Plot PRESENTATION BY: Anastasia Marie, using Michael Hauge’s S ix S tage P lot S tructure

TURNING POINT ONE (TP1)

The hero is presented with an opportunity Make a difference, leave a legacy

Page 4: From Scatter Plot to Line Graph Guidelines to Organizing Your Plot PRESENTATION BY: Anastasia Marie, using Michael Hauge’s S ix S tage P lot S tructure

STAGE TWO: New Situation

Hero moves from Old world into New- Trials- Glimpse Essence (true self) when confronted with difficult situation

Page 5: From Scatter Plot to Line Graph Guidelines to Organizing Your Plot PRESENTATION BY: Anastasia Marie, using Michael Hauge’s S ix S tage P lot S tructure

TURNING POINT TWO

Change of plans

Hero must make a plan of action and an ultimate goal

Page 6: From Scatter Plot to Line Graph Guidelines to Organizing Your Plot PRESENTATION BY: Anastasia Marie, using Michael Hauge’s S ix S tage P lot S tructure

STAGE THREE: Progress

Hero approaches goal(s)

Obstacles

Identity and Essence in state of flux

Page 7: From Scatter Plot to Line Graph Guidelines to Organizing Your Plot PRESENTATION BY: Anastasia Marie, using Michael Hauge’s S ix S tage P lot S tructure

TURNING POINT THREE

Point of No Return

Midpoint of Story

Hero must continue on, no matter the cost (so do you!)

Page 8: From Scatter Plot to Line Graph Guidelines to Organizing Your Plot PRESENTATION BY: Anastasia Marie, using Michael Hauge’s S ix S tage P lot S tructure

STAGE FOUR: Complications

Difficulties Essence Progression Goal becomes important Hero has more to lose Acknowledge missing piece

Page 9: From Scatter Plot to Line Graph Guidelines to Organizing Your Plot PRESENTATION BY: Anastasia Marie, using Michael Hauge’s S ix S tage P lot S tructure

TURNING POINT FOUR

Major Setback

ALL IS LOST

Page 10: From Scatter Plot to Line Graph Guidelines to Organizing Your Plot PRESENTATION BY: Anastasia Marie, using Michael Hauge’s S ix S tage P lot S tructure

STAGE FIVE: Final Push

Protagonist has earned honor of being a hero

Faces biggest fear

Dark moment (realization)

Retreats into Identity, then Essence fully revealed

Page 11: From Scatter Plot to Line Graph Guidelines to Organizing Your Plot PRESENTATION BY: Anastasia Marie, using Michael Hauge’s S ix S tage P lot S tructure

TURNING POINT FIVE

Climax

Hero achieves or fails goal

Page 12: From Scatter Plot to Line Graph Guidelines to Organizing Your Plot PRESENTATION BY: Anastasia Marie, using Michael Hauge’s S ix S tage P lot S tructure

STAGE SIX: Aftermath

How far the hero has come

Return with TREASURE

Fully in essence

Page 13: From Scatter Plot to Line Graph Guidelines to Organizing Your Plot PRESENTATION BY: Anastasia Marie, using Michael Hauge’s S ix S tage P lot S tructure

THE END

End with a punctuation (!?)

Cliffhanger?

Victory!

Page 14: From Scatter Plot to Line Graph Guidelines to Organizing Your Plot PRESENTATION BY: Anastasia Marie, using Michael Hauge’s S ix S tage P lot S tructure

Stage I:

SETUPFully inidentity

Stage II:

NEW SITUATION

Glimpses essence

Stage III:

PROGRESSVacillates between

identity and essence

Stage IV:

COMPLICATIONS & HIGHER STAKESMoves steadily into essence

Stage V:

FINAL PUSHRetreats to

identity, then returns fully to

essence

Stage VI:

AFTER- MATH

Transformedexistence

Turning Point #4:

Major SetbackTurning Point #3:

Point of No ReturnTurning Point #2:

Change of PlansTurning Point #1:

OpportunityTurning Point #5:

Climax

Act I Act II Act III

2005 Michael Hauge www.StoryMastery.com (818) 995-4209

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Michael Hauge’s

Six Stage Plot Structure