In this short book, David Baboulene explains the invaluable role the step outline plays in managing a story development project. Using actual story examples and clear illustrations, he demonstrates its traditional use, updates it for contemporary story management and shows how it can link your inspiration and content to the power in your story events. He goes on to document the complete step outline for Bella; a film story you can see develop from the first seed of an idea through to the final product on the 'big screen'. An invaluable guide for every writer - including those who have used a step outline before, as this book also explores contemporary story psychology and adds it to the new vision of a step outline. 'David Baboulene is a story ninja!' (Nick Wild, writer/director). 'David is a genius at script development!' (Marc Zammit, producer).