Action that builds tension
Inciting Incident: * The conflict that begins the action of the story and causes the protagonist to act *Without this event, there would be no story. Also, it is better described as the State of Imperfection made explicit.
To build tension
the plot
a+ a simple plot
The word that best describes what happens in a book is plot.
A basic structure that most fiction follows
It provides a framework for the plot
A basic structure that most fiction follows
resolution
A good dramatic plotline should begin in the middle of the story's action.
Resolution
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