The 31 narrative frameworks, POV mechanics, dialogue dynamics, pacing arcs, and worldbuilding principles that LitFlow AI draws on to advise you.
Campbell's 12-stage monomyth: ordinary world → call → threshold → trials → transformation → return.
Setup → confrontation → resolution, hinged on two major turning points.
Four-part East Asian structure: introduction, development, twist, reconciliation — no central conflict required.
15 story beats mapped to page/percent targets: opening image, catalyst, midpoint, dark night of the soul, finale.
8-step loop derived from the monomyth: you, need, go, search, find, take, return, change.
Rising series of mini-crises with no long setup, driving toward a single climax.
Narrator speaks as "I" — maximum intimacy, voice-driven.
Follows one character's perspective per scene, in third person.
Narrator knows all characters' thoughts and can zoom in/out at will.
Narrator addresses "you" — reader is placed inside the action.
Characters speak around what they mean; the tension lives in what's unsaid.
Overlapping, witty, interrupt-heavy exchange that reveals character through speed.
Protagonist consciously wants X but truly needs Y; the arc closes that gap.
Central struggle is inside the protagonist — belief, addiction, trauma, identity.
Alternate proactive scenes (goal → conflict → disaster) with reactive sequels (reaction → dilemma → decision).
Every significant detail introduced must eventually pay off; nothing decorative in the story's engine.
Build 10x more world than you show; readers feel the depth without being lectured.
Hard magic solves problems in proportion to how well readers understand its rules; soft magic creates wonder, not solutions.
Every character has a past wound, a mask they wear to protect it, and a desire that pulls against both.
Nine core motivations — reformer, helper, achiever, individualist, investigator, loyalist, enthusiast, challenger, peacemaker.
Cut any passage — however beautiful — that doesn't serve the story.
Dramatise emotional beats through action and sensory detail; summarise transitions.
Secondary world, high stakes (kingdoms, cosmos), ensemble cast, prophecy or ancient evil, extensive worldbuilding.
Amateur sleuth, small community, off-page violence, puzzle over gore, series-friendly.
Voice-forward, ambiguity welcomed, theme over plot, interiority privileged.
Central love story, emotionally satisfying ending (HEA/HFN), escalating tension between leads.