Three-Act Story Framework

Develop a story with a proper setup, confrontation, and resolution from your genre and premise.

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Help me develop a story using the three-act structure.

Genre: {{genre}}
Audience: {{audience}}
Tone: {{tone}}
Theme: {{theme}}
Rough premise or characters I have so far: {{premise}}

Act 1 (Setup): protagonist, ordinary world, inciting incident.
Act 2 (Confrontation): rising stakes, midpoint twist, low point.
Act 3 (Resolution): climax, resolution, character arc.

First fill any gaps in my outline, then write a 500-word synopsis that brings
these beats to life.

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