Story Structure Atlas

Story-Structure Atlas
Story-Structure Atlas macro shape · hub · four micro-shapes · convergent ending ACT 1 Arrival ACT 2 Building (hub-and-spoke) ACT 3 Solstice DIAMOND open · differ · converge neck foot HUB-AND-SPOKE hub sticky gates by completion flags SPOKE 1 — DIAMOND canonical open/close neck foot SPOKE 2 — WEAVE sticky hub; visit then leave loop exit SPOKE 3 — GAUNTLET gated stations; fail forward s1 s2 s3 s4 clean (gated) costly (always) clean (gated) costly (always) clean (gated) costly (always) SPOKE 4 — QBN state picks which variant fires state ? end QBN ENDING state picks the ending shape state ? end macro spine macro spine Same shapes recur at different scales — the macro IS a QBN; Act 1 IS a diamond. Read at all zoom levels.

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