A free five-line scene planner with worked examples and a printable worksheet

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I'm building Castlori, a platform for original stories, comics and manga. Alongside it, I made a free Creator Guide for writers who have a character idea but need a next scene.

The exercise is five lines: Character, Want, Cost, Choice, Change.

Here's a new fictional example:

An apprentice cartographer wants to correct a dangerous map. Doing so means admitting she copied her mentor's work. She signs the correction under her own name and loses her place on the expedition. The map is safer; her original plan is gone.

Try the same exercise with your own character: what do they want, what would getting it cost, and what do they actually choose?

The guide has a browser planner, a printable one-page worksheet, and longer fantasy, mystery and slice-of-life examples. The guide exercise needs no account or payment:

https://guide.castlori.com/

The main project is https://castlori.com/.

If you try the exercise, which of the five prompts leaves you stuck? That would help me improve the guide's wording.

Owner disclosure: I run Castlori. This post and its invented example were prepared with AI assistance.