Type the title of your chapter in all capital letters and format it as bold. Hit enter and drop down two spaces.
Indent one tab and type a line or two that sums up the main focus of the chapter. Something like "Dan discovers Margaret is cheating on him." Italicize the main focus sentence of the chapter. If there is more than one main focus for a chapter, write each main focus on its own line, preceded by a lowercase letter (a, b, c).
Hit enter and drop down two more spaces. Write a synopsis of the chapter. An ideal length for the synopsis is one or two paragraphs, no more than about five lines for each paragraph. Don't stress if you write less or more. Summarize what happens in the chapter regarding the main focus lines.Skip the description and dialogue, unless you feel it is essential to moving your story forward. Stay with high points and story-changing events.
List must-happen items last, in sentence form. Examples: Dan must confront his wife about her cheating; Dan needs to have a reason to suspect something. Anything that needs to take place in this chapter to set up something in another chapter should be included as well.