I have somewhat of a love/hate relationship with Truby’s 22 Steps. At a glance, they might seem oversimplified. However, I’ve found that if I’m stuck in the developmental stages of a story, I can go back, work through each of the steps, and unknot my story’s mess. Self-revelation, need, and desire Self-revelation: The character’s realization of what they need to change/accomplish. Need: Both a psychological and a moral need. Desire: The character’s main goal. These three are elemental when discovering where you’ll character will end up. Ghost and story world Ghost: The history of the character. That which still haunts…