I wish I had this before I started on my novel:
Once upon a time there was ___. Every day, ___. One day ___. Because of that, ___. Because of that, ___. Until finally ___.
Once upon a time there was ___. Every day, ___. One day ___. Because of that, ___. Because of that, ___. Until finally ___.
Trey Parker and Matt Stone's rule for story telling : "Every new plot point should be connected to the last with either a "but" or a "therefore"."
Eg:
Cartman wanted to go to Casa Bonita BUT he was dick to Kyle and wasn't invited. THEREFORE Cartman fakes kindess to win him over, BUT Kyle sees through it. THEREFORE...