Inciting incident

Abbie Emmons Inciting Incident

What is an inciting incident? It’s something that happens to your protagonist that changes the direction of his/her life. The option to remain in the status quo is taken completely off the table. It needs to happen in the first quarter of your story. If you wait any longer, your readers will yawn, reach for a … Continue reading 20 Inciting Incident Ideas

Sometimes there is nothing better than the classics. Today we examine Freytag's Pyramid, the most common plot structure in novel writing.

What is an Inciting Incident? Read the complete step-by-step guide to writing a memorable inciting incident. Plus examples!

A well-written inciting incident will make your readers ask for more, and turn your pages non-stop, just to know what comes next and how our hero is going to make it out of this. #novelwriting #nanowrimo #howtowritetheincitingincident #inspiration #novel #howtowriteanovel #incitingincident #firstchapter

Get an inciting incident definition and discover how the inciting incident will help you start your story in a way that your readers never forget.

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✨New Series✨ Story Structure Basics First up is the classic five-act story structure: 1. Exposition: introduce the characters, provide some backstory, and end with an inciting incident that disrupts their daily life. 2. Rising Action: Conflict begins to rise & character starts to pursue their goal. 3. Climax: The character(s) thinks they’ve achieved their goal, tension is at it’s highest, can be a major turning point in the plot. 4. Falling Action: The character(s) must face consequences and…

A series examining the two important "halves" in each of story structure's major beats, beginning with the Inciting Event in the First Act.

This writing exercise will help you create an inciting event for your novel. With your an inciting event we'll map out your plot points too!