Story Production Map

Maps every step from initial spark to polished draft across three production stages, routing each step directly to the exact card or workbench module.

Open Production Map
01 PlanningConcept sentence, world friction, and archetypes
02 PlottingSequence ladder, beat sheet, and value square
03 Scene WritingScene audit, subtext, and corpus pressure
Story Production Map interface showing the three production stages and parallel world and character branches
Story Production Map interface with 140 cross-tool deep links into cards, studio modules, and methodology sections.

Core Capabilities

  • Connects nine main-line deliverables across Planning, Plotting, and Scene Writing with parallel World and Character branches. #pipe
  • Steps structurally from 2 acts through 3/4 acts, 5 acts, 9 blocks, and 15 beats down to Eric Edson’s 23 Hero Goal Sequences. #ladder
  • Includes chapter allocation tables and word-count conversion formulas for a 120k-character volume. #chtable
  • Defines the five-step inner scene loop and transitive action-gerund checks for line-by-line scene execution. #loop

Underlying Methodology

Acts as the routing spine for the three methodology essays: Planning and Plotting calibrate value polarity and sequence shifts, while Scene Writing executes empathy calibration and high-pressure information delivery.

Theoretical References

  • East Asian anime & light-novel pipeline (企画 / 筋立て / 描写)
  • Kishōtenketsu (起承転結) & Jo-ha-kyū (序破急)
  • Eric Edson, The Story Solution (23 Hero Goal Sequences)
  • Robert McKee, Story (Gap & Value Change)
  • 120,000-character single-volume chapter budget conversion chain

Getting Started in Three Steps

  1. Open the Story Production Map and locate your current deliverable cell in Section 1.
  2. Follow the primary link first to complete that deliverable, then consult secondary reference cards as needed.
  3. Check the structural ladder and five-step scene loop before moving into scene drafting.