Hello! For all you visual learners out there, here’s a chart of the Three Acts summarized. (if you are a Team Member, you can also find this in the Team Member Locker room!) (We call it the Lindy Hop at MBT!)
Or, here it is below, summarized.
Act 1 Plotting Diagram
- LIFE (Home World…their wants, desires)
- Inciting Incident
- The Great Debate
- PUSH/PULL
- Noble Quest
Act 2 Plotting Diagram
- (Noble Quest)
- Attempt…and Failure
- Cost Consideration
- Desire (Motivation)
- Reward (taste of what will they get if they continue?)
- (Disappointments & Y’s in the Road)
- Training for Battle
- (1) Bad
- Y in the Road
- (2) Badder
- Y in the Road
- (3) Baddest
- Y in the Road
- Attempt…and Victory (This can occur any time during the Training phase)
- (HELP!) Black Moment Event!
Act 3 Plotting Diagram
- Black Moment Effect! (Lie Feels True!)
- (OVERHAUL) Epiphany!
- FINAL BATTLE (what can your character do at the end that he/she can’t at the beginning?)
- Perfect/Happy Ending Snapshot
Next week we’ll start working on Scenes!
Have a great writing week!
Susie May
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