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That’s why we won’t open ChatGPT until we build the dinosaur skeleton on which we’ll grow the flesh.

And the best instruction for assembling this skeleton was given to us by K.M. Weiland.

The most common sin authors working with AI commit is hoping for improvisation. “I’ll give the neural network a beginning, and then let it figure it out itself.”

Do you know how this ends? The first 10 pages will be a masterpiece. The next 20—boring. And by page 50, the plot turns into a “soap opera”: heroes start chatting about nothing, villains disappear, and logic goes out the window. A neural network doesn’t have memory for the whole novel. It doesn’t see the ending when writing the beginning. You are its navigator. You must give it a map.

This map will be the 9-Point Matrix. This is the structure through which any bestseller must pass – whether it’s a detective story, fantasy, or romance.

Let’s break down these points, assembling the “Perfect Plot” from the best examples of world cinema.

ACT I. HOOK (The Beginning of the Journey)

1. THE HOOK – 1% of text

This is your first page. The most important one. Remember: starting with how the hero wakes up and drinks coffee is a failure. The hook must evoke a reaction in the reader: “What the hell is happening here?!”

• Best Example: “THE MATRIX” We see Trinity. She sits in a dark room. Police burst in. It seems the girl will be caught. But she jumps into the air, hangs in an “impossible” pose, and kills everyone with a kick. Then runs across rooftops, jumping 20 meters.

• Why it works: We don’t know who she is. We don’t know the plot. But we see a violation of the laws of physics. A mystery is thrown in our face. We must keep watching.

• Lesson: Your Hook must be visual and mysterious.

2. INCITING INCIDENT – 12% of text

A knock on the door. An event that comes from outside and breaks routine. The hero hasn’t agreed to the adventure yet, but the problem has appeared.

• Best Example: “HARRY POTTER” Letters start flying to the Dursleys’ house. First one, then hundreds. Uncle Vernon panics, boards up windows, takes the family to a lighthouse.

• Essence: The old life (cupboard under the stairs) is cracking at the seams. The world of magic is knocking on the Muggle world. Harry hasn’t done anything yet, but the Call has already sounded.

3. FIRST PLOT POINT – 25% of text

This is the Point of No Return. The most important moment of the first part of the book. The hero doesn’t just hear the call – he makes a decision. He buys a train ticket, swallows a pill, steps into a portal. He leaves the “Ordinary World” physically and mentally.

• Best Example: “THE HUNGER GAMES” At the reaping, Prim’s name is drawn. Katniss steps forward and shouts: “I volunteer!”

• Essence: Before this, she was just surviving (passive). Now she made a choice (active). She gets on the train and goes to the Capitol. Returning home, doing laundry, and forgetting everything is no longer possible. The plot has truly begun.

ACT II. STRUGGLE AND REACTION (The Middle)

4. FIRST PINCH POINT – 37% of text

The first serious clash with the Antagonist’s Force. The enemy shows its teeth. The hero realizes: “Wow, this is really dangerous, they might kill me.”

• Best Example: “THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING”