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The Star Point Method

A loose five point story structure for fiction writers of all flavors — and a great starting point for pantsers!

About the Template

This template is designed to be a loose guide to the shape of a story, providing five points (hence “star”) a writer should plan out before embarking on their writing journey. This method is intended for fiction of all flavors and can be modified to add or remove points if you need more or less detail.

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Meet the Author

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E. Prybylski

E. is a long-time fantasy enthusiast who decided to try their hand at writing fantasy after decades of reading it. The first chapter book they remember, read to them by their mother, was J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit followed swiftly by Anne McCaffrey's Pern series (starting with Dragonsong). They knew from a young age that they wanted to be a writer and has worked toward that end with a slow, steady pace their entire life.

Beginning the trip into the publishing world in 2009, E. joined Divertir Publishing as an acquisitions editor. Fast forward to now, they've been working as an editor for over a decade while learning the many skills needed to forge their own writing career. Currently, they serve as Insomnia Publishing's creative director. After publishing a number of short story fiction pieces over the years, they began writing Fallen during lockdown in 2020, inspired by their husband and a shared love of text-based roleplay (which is how the two met).

When they're not writing, E. is a member of the Society for Creative Anachronism (OSR fencer in the East Kingdom), a violinist, and a great lover of the fiber arts from spinning to weaving to crochet and embroidery. They always have a project in their hands. It helps their ADHD and allows her to focus while also producing usable or pretty art.

Finally, E. is physically disabled and struggles with severe chronic migraines and Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and its many comorbidities. They try to write characters who are authentic to this experience and don't shy away from writing about disability, mental health, gender, and other challenging topics.

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