How to Set Up a Prologue for Your Story

"This is a really simple way. If you hate all the other things, if you hate Blake Snyder's beat sheet," he says. "You'll find it out there. It's fill in the blank. It's like a mad lib." He then goes on to explain how this structure can be broken down into sections for different books and TV shows. The first section of his guide starts with an inciting incident or point of no return that requires action by the main character. And because of this, the reaction and consequences of reacting to these events are written as well.