Editing Research/Fiction Writing/Story Beats Prompts (section)

== 5. Story Grid Five Commandments scene audit prompt ==
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Audit each scene using Story Grid’s Five Commandments.

For each scene, identify:
1. Inciting Incident — what destabilizes the scene?
2. Progressive Complication / Turning Point — what fails, escalates, or is revealed?
3. Crisis — what binary choice must the character make? Is it best-bad-choice or irreconcilable-goods?
4. Climax — what action/decision answers the crisis?
5. Resolution — what consequence lands?
6. Value Shift — what value changes from beginning to end?
7. Scene verdict — WORKS / WEAK / MISSING CHANGE / EXPOSITION ONLY
8. Revision action — CUT / COMBINE / SHARPEN GOAL / ADD TURNING POINT / ADD CRISIS / ADD CONSEQUENCE / ESCALATE

Rules:
- If there is no real crisis choice, say so.
- If the resolution does not show consequence, say so.
- If the value does not change, flag the scene.
- Do not invent beats that are not on the page.

Scenes:
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