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I don’t have a ton of experience, but one thing I’ve been trying to do while figuring out my plots is to see what steps are required for the antagonist to accomplish his goal and what steps are required for the protagonist to either accomplish his goal or stop the antagonist from accomplishing his and then distribute those through the middle so that there is a sense of stuff moving in either a positive or negative direction. This also helps with figuring out things for the antagonist and protagonist to do during the plot.

This may only work for certain story types though, and I’m still trying to figure out my own plot and what works for me, so results may vary.