Tutorial – Literary Concert

Tutorial

Step-by-Step Instructions to Write a Story Using the Fichtean Curve

Step 1: Brainstorm Your Story Concept

Ask: Who is your protagonist? What do they want? What stands in their way?
Keep the stakes high and the emotions real.

Example:

A journalist wants to expose a political cover-up.
The antagonist: a powerful senator with deadly secrets.

Step 2: Start In Medias Res (in the middle of the action)

Hook the reader instantly. Skip backstory for now.
Show your protagonist already entangled in a conflict.

Example:

The journalist sneaks into a private event to record a secret conversation.

Step 3: Crisis #1 – First Major Obstacle

The protagonist encounters a serious complication.
It raises the stakes and pushes the story forward.

Example:

The senator’s security finds the journalist’s recorder — now she’s being hunted.

Step 4: Crisis #2 – Escalation

The pressure intensifies.
New information, betrayal, or personal loss twists the story.

Example:

The journalist’s source is murdered. Her editor refuses to publish the story without proof.

Step 5: Crisis #3 – The Breaking Point

The protagonist hits rock bottom.
Everything seems lost — but a breakthrough is on the horizon.

Example:

The journalist is arrested and framed. In jail, she finds a secret connection to the senator’s past that could unravel everything.

Step 6: Climax – Final Confrontation

High-stakes confrontation with the antagonist or the core conflict.
The protagonist must make a final, defining choice.

Step 7: Denouement – Short Resolution

Tie up loose ends quickly.
Show how the protagonist and world have changed.

Example:

The senator resigns. The journalist receives a journalism award—but is now paranoid, knowing she made dangerous enemies.