Step 1: The first step is to identify which text you will write your fanfiction about, and the fanfiction format you plan on using.

Scene	What is the original text you will base your fanfiction on?	Remember, your fanfiction will be based on the novel, The old Man and the Sea by: Ernest Hemingway
What type of "change" are you implementing?	In 1-2 sentences, explain the type of fanfiction you are planning on writing (adaptation, continuation, divergence, or alternate universe).

Step 2: The next step is to describe your setting and establish your point of view.

Setting	Where do the events take place? What does it look/feel like? (Focus on the actual physical space.) What do you need to keep from the original scene? When will this take place?
Point of View	Identify the point of view from which your story will be told.
Who is the narrator? How will their personality influence the perspective of the story?

Step 3: This step is where you describe the new or updated conflicts and characters in your story. How will the conflict change with the addition or subtraction of characters?

Characterization	Character address their physical appearance address their demeanor address how they carry themselves
Character address their physical appearance address their demeanor address how they carry themselves	*if needed
Character address their physical appearance address their demeanor address how they carry themselves	*if needed
Conflict	What is the main conflict? What kind of conflict is it?

Step 4: Design your plot. Are you going to organize your story in a traditional plot structure or bring in another organizational structure? How will you create interest and tension in the scene?

Plot	Exposition: establish the setting and the character
Rising Action: create mood and develop the conflict as the tension is building
Climax: reveal the turning point of the story
Falling Action: reveal the consequences of the turning point experienced by the protagonist
Resolution: bring the story to a close and reveal a universal theme
	Universal Theme: in a complete sentence, identify the message, moral, or lesson learned