CHAPTER OUTLINE
Story title:
Number of chapters: (1 to 12 works well for a novella or short novel)
Point of view: (first person, close third, or rotating)
The ending in one sentence:

For each chapter, write a title and one goal: what has changed by the last page.

CHAPTER 1
Title:
Goal:
Starts with:
Ends with:

CHAPTER 2
Title:
Goal:
Starts with:
Ends with:

CHAPTER 3
Title:
Goal:
Starts with:
Ends with:

CHAPTER 4
Title:
Goal:
Starts with:
Ends with:

CHAPTER 5
Title:
Goal:
Starts with:
Ends with:

CHAPTER 6
Title:
Goal:
Starts with:
Ends with:

CHAPTER 7
Title:
Goal:
Starts with:
Ends with:

CHAPTER 8
Title:
Goal:
Starts with:
Ends with:

CHAPTER 9
Title:
Goal:
Starts with:
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CHAPTER 10
Title:
Goal:
Starts with:
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CHAPTER 11
Title:
Goal:
Starts with:
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CHAPTER 12
Title:
Goal:
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BEFORE YOU WRITE
Does every chapter end somewhere different from where it started?
Is the main character making choices, not only reacting?
Is there anything you set up that never pays off?