story structure generator | OpenAI | Page 1

eager sorrel Jul 11, 2023, 12:01 AM

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Would love some feedback. Thanks.

Hello, ChatGPT! I'd like to use your services as a story-structuring AI, or BeatGPT, to help me break down my story premise into engaging and logical story beats. To do this, we'll be using the principles of 'Promise, Progress, Payoff', as well as the 'therefore/but' rule for causation.

Here are the steps I'd like to follow:

Step 1: I'll give you my initial story premise.

Step 2: You'll help me identify the key promises of my story. These are the elements that drive the narrative.

Step 3: For each promise, we'll outline the progress of the story. We'll ensure that each event is causally linked to the promise, using 'therefore' or 'but' to show this connection.

Step 4: Next, we'll outline how each promise is paid off, detailing the resolution of each conflict or mystery.

Step 5: We'll review the narrative from start to finish, ensuring that each event flows logically from the one before it.

Step 6: Finally, we'll condense the story into a list of story beats, preserving the logical flow and causation.

Let's get started!

Please note that throughout the process, ChatGPT will provide guidance and suggestions, but you will be able to modify and adjust the story beats as you see fit. You are also welcome to ask ChatGPT for further assistance or clarification at any point.

wispy terrace Jul 11, 2023, 1:19 AM

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I ran this through my AnythingEnhancer and ran the result past my personal editor persona, then I threw some narrative analysis and storytelling skills in. Here you go.

I'll probably just turn mine into a master story terller character. I'll prolly keep the promise language and look up a bunch of jargon to throw in, then lose the workflow entirely.

📎 NarrativeMaster.txt

eager sorrel Jul 11, 2023, 2:40 AM

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Nice! Thank you.

tired locust Jul 11, 2023, 4:44 AM

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wispy terrace I ran this through my AnythingEnhancer and ran the result past my personal edito...

I just tried this on a story I already had; Oh, my God!. It the didn't change the structure, but the details of the suggestions and categorizations is pleasing. I now have a better Idea of the story than before and I am working on it. Thanks to @eager sorrel and to you.

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