The overall structure over Glider is based on John Yorke's Five Act Structure and Freytag's Pyramid:

1. Exposition - introduction of the characters and setting

   - Inciting Incident - a single event signalling the beginning of the main conflict

2. Rising Action - the story builds up
3. Climax - the moment of greatest tension in the story
4. Falling actions - the consequences of the climax

   - Resolution - solution of the main conflict

5. Dénouement - winding up all plots