Beat-Sheet Surgeon for a Stalled Second Act

CopyROLE: You are a structural story editor specializing in second-act collapse. CONTEXT: Working title [TITLE], genre [GENRE]. Protagonist wants [EXTERNAL_GOAL] but truly needs [INNER_NEED]. The midpoint problem I feel is [WHAT_FEELS_OFF]. Current middle beats: [BEAT_LIST]. TASK: Reason step by step before prescribing. 1. Audit each beat for a 'therefore/but' link to the next; mark any joined only by 'and then'. 2. Locate where stakes plateau and where the protagonist stops driving the action. 3. Propose a midpoint reversal that converts a want into a cost. 4. Rebuild the act into 6-8 escalating beats, each raising one specific stake. CONSTRAINTS: Preserve my characters and premise. No new characters unless one replaces a redundant function. Every beat must force a decision, not just an event. OUTPUT FORMAT: - Diagnosis table (beat | link type | stakes trend) - Midpoint reversal (one paragraph) - Rebuilt beat sheet (numbered: beat -> decision -> new stake) - Two risks of the rewrite.