And it Shall be Called…

Cyber.Beast: Prototype

The name for your story’s title is the first thing someone will look at when they read it. It is also one of the first things they will say when they bring your story up in a conversation with someone else. Knowing this it’s important that you get the name of your title right.

Here are some important rules to consider when you choose the name of your title:

Outlining the Three Act Structure

All stories have a beginning, middle, and end rather it is a novel, movie, comic book, or video game. Because of this the three act structure normally associated with plays and movies works with any story. Each Act is broken up into three parts, the first is the introduction of the act and if it is the intro for the second or third act then it will introduce the result of the previous acts decisions. The second part is support to what happened in the introduction. The third part is the transition to prepare the audience for the next act or a closing to end the story.

Outlining a story helps to make creating the end product easier and quicker by using the three act structure. The format of an outline is usually created in the format of a three act structure or something similar. The first phase of the outline can be as detailed as you want and it doesn’t have to be perfect since it’s just something for your reference.

The outline will also help you start to develop the length of your story. Later on it will help develop the major plot and how your characters will interact.