a list of more common Story outline methods

The Monomyth

Developed by Joseph Campbell

The HEro's Journey

Developed by Christopher Vogler

The Story Circle

Developed by Dan Harmon

The Three-Act structure

Aristotle

The W Plot Outline

Developed by Mary Carroll Moore

Freytag's Pyramid

Developed Gustav Freytag

The Fichtean Curve

Johann Gottlieb Fichte

In Media Res

First noted by Roman Lyric Poet Horace