The Periodic Table of Story Craft

• Story
• First Draft
• Point of View
• Show, Don’t Tell
• Premise
• Theme
• Conflict
• Stakes
• Hook
• Revision
• Narrative Voice
• Dialogue
• Tone
• Dramatic Question
• Reader Promise
• Tension
• Cause and Effect
• Beta Readers
• First Person
• Subtext
• Protagonist
• Antagonist
• Want vs Need
• Motivation
• Flaw
• Wound
• The Lie
• Backstory
• Character Arc
• Character Voice
• Scene
• Scene and Sequel
• Worldbuilding
• Setting
• Lore
• Editing
• Close Third
• Sensory Detail
• Archetype
• Character Bible
• Supporting Cast
• Love Interest
• Mentor
• Foil
• Relationship Web
• Agency
• Internal Conflict
• Chemistry
• Scene Goal
• Value Shift
• Magic System
• Technology
• Factions
• Pen Name
• Omniscient
• Exposition
• Three-Act Structure
• Hero’s Journey
• Heroine’s Journey
• Save the Cat
• Story Circle
• Seven-Point Structure
• Snowflake Method
• Story Grid
• Romancing the Beat
• Kishōtenketsu
• Freytag’s Pyramid
• Seven Basic Plots
• Story Engineering
• LOCK System
• Kübler-Ross Arc
• Plot
• Beat
• Inciting Incident
• First Plot Point
• Rising Action
• Midpoint
• All Is Lost
• Climax
• Resolution
• Cliffhanger
• First Chapter
• History
• Culture
• Maps
• Blurb
• Multi-POV
• Tense
• Romance
• Romantasy
• Epic Fantasy
• Urban Fantasy
• Paranormal
• Science Fiction
• Space Opera
• Dystopian
• LitRPG
• Thriller
• Mystery
• Cozy Mystery
• Horror
• Historical Fiction
• Young Adult
• Subplot
• Foreshadowing
• Plot Twist
• Red Herring
• Pacing
• Try-Fail Cycle
• Ticking Clock
• Outline
• Beat Sheet
• Series
• Series Arc
• Continuity Bible
• Storycosm
• Crossover
• Self-Publishing