Plot Generator

Use the Plot Generator Suite to move from a plot seed to an outline. The suite brings plot ideas and full outlines together, with a choice of frameworks for shaping a story. You can see the beats of a framework and generate scene ideas by genre.

Start with a one-click plot seed, or choose the structure you want to explore. Open Plotdot for an eight-point plot in circle, grid, or linear view. For a novel-length outline, open the 24-Chapter Plot Outline, which uses four acts and 24 chapters. The Framework Explorer includes the Hero's Journey, Three-Act structure, Snowflake, Save the Cat, and more.

The interactive builder gives writers a place to work with story structure. Browse the individual framework pages below to explore a particular approach, whether you are beginning with an idea or looking at the beats of an outline.

What you get

• One-click plot seeds and genre-based scene ideas
• Eight-point Plot Dot views and a 24-chapter outline
• A framework explorer and interactive builder

Explore plot frameworks

• Plot Dot
• 24-Chapter Outline
• Hero's Journey
• Three-Act Structure
• Four-Act Structure
• Freytag's Pyramid
• Seven-Point Structure
• Heroine's Journey
• Snowflake
• Save the Cat
• Fichtean Curve
• Harmon Circle
• 27-Chapter Structure

Find more writing prompts or try the character generator.