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SLOANE S. MONROE

Sapphic Heat Worksheet

Story Arc Planner

Worksheet 4

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Use to make sure the scene moves.

Quick Diagnosis

  • The scene is atmospheric, but nothing changes.
  • The characters repeat a familiar pattern without consequence.
  • The final beat could be removed without affecting the next scene.

Arc Map

Opening relationship rule:
What is being avoided?
Disturbance: what changes the temperature?
Escalation beat 1:
Escalation beat 2:
Escalation beat 3:
Shift: what lands differently?
Aftermath: what is different now?

Mini Example

Opening rule: they joke to avoid sincerity.

Disturbance: one joke lands too close to the truth.

Aftermath: the next joke fails, and both notice the silence.

Revision Check

  • The opening rule is clear.
  • The disturbance changes what can be avoided.
  • Escalation is emotional, not only dramatic.
  • The scene ends in a different relationship position.