Ch 3: Build the Story Arc Activity B Instructions. Now create a Story Spine (Kenn Adams), which is a tool to help create a well-constructed story with a beginning that establishes a routine, an event that breaks the routine, a middle that shows the consequences of having broken the routine, a climax that sets the resolution to the story in motion, and resolution. Specifically: The Beginning that establishes the routine: Once upon a time... Every day... The Event that breaks the routine: But, one day... The Middle that shows the consequences of having broken the routine: Because of that... And because of that... The Climax that sets the resolution to the story in motion: Until, finally... The Resolution And, ever since then… 12