Develop a Novel Outline

Develop a full novel outline for the following concept:

Genre: [specify]
Core premise (the "what if" question): [e.g. "What if a woman discovers her entire life has been a simulation run by her deceased mother?"]
Protagonist: [name, age, background, what they want, what they need (these should be different), their fatal flaw]
Antagonist: [who or what opposes the protagonist — motivation, method, and relationship to protagonist]
World: [contemporary / historical period / fictional world — key details]
Tone and comparable titles: [e.g. "The tension of Gone Girl with the voice of Fleabag"]
Themes to explore: [2-3 themes]
Target word count: [60,000 / 80,000 / 100,000 words]

Provide a full novel outline:

ACT 1 — SETUP (approximately 25% of the novel):
- Opening scene concept and hook
- Establish ordinary world
- Inciting incident (chapter and description)
- First plot point (the moment the protagonist commits to the journey)
- Chapter-by-chapter breakdown for Act 1

ACT 2A — RESPONSE (25% of the novel):
- Protagonist reacts, tries first approaches, fails
- Midpoint (the moment that shifts the story from reactive to proactive)
- Chapter-by-chapter breakdown

ACT 2B — ATTACK (25% of the novel):
- Protagonist takes the fight to the antagonist
- All seems lost moment (darkest point)
- Chapter-by-chapter breakdown

ACT 3 — RESOLUTION (25% of the novel):
- Final confrontation
- Climax
- Resolution and new normal
- Final image
- Chapter-by-chapter breakdown

CHARACTER ARCS:
- Protagonist arc (how they change from page 1 to the end)
- Antagonist arc
- 2 supporting character arcs

SUBPLOTS:
- 2-3 subplot outlines and how they connect to the main plot

KEY SCENES:
- 5 pivotal scenes described in detail (the ones the whole book is built around)

WORLD AND RESEARCH NOTES:
- Key details to establish and maintain
- Research areas to address before writing