Three Act Story Structure Explained, Works For Any Genre

Three Act Story Structure Explained, Works for Any Genre

This post will be about Act One, When Act Two And Act Three are completed (by today) I will link them here.

PLUS SOME BUILT IN CHARACTER DEVLOPMENT

HOOK: A look into the character's desires and fears. What does your character want and what is stopping them?

INCITING INCIDENT: This is what kick starts the external plot. A conflict surfaces— one the protagonist must face. Don't over complicate this, if your character reacts like a normal person that's perfectly good. How does this push your protagonist outside their comfort zone? Why does this matter based on the characters personality, desires, and fears?

BUILD UP OF THE STORY: Show the character struggling, reveal to the readers what their internal struggle really is. How is it stopping them from doing what they need to do?

THEY MESS UP: Your protagonist is torn between their desire and fear. They knowingly or unknowingly make the wrong decision, setting up problems for your characters later. What decision are they going to make now to avoid the most pain? And how will they try to get what they want while try to avoid what they fear?

THE ANTAGONIST: (doesn't have to be a character just something stopping the protagonist) Something happens that the character will regret later. How can you show the reader the danger/problems looming in the distance.

ACT TWO: https://www.tumblr.com/your-writing-motivation/751128024670470144/act-two-explained-act-one-is-already-posted?source=share

ACT THREE: https://www.tumblr.com/your-writing-motivation/751082652028862464/three-act-story-structure-explained?source=share

FROZEN YOGURT WITH A FORK?????

I AM DISGUSTED

UHM WHAT

NO I WOULD NEVER

FROZEN JUICEEE

Sophia

"You're stupid."

OOOH Secret Person

"Whatever, you love me"

Sophia

(whispered under her breath) "I love you"

Secret person

"What was that?"

Sophia

"I SAID YOU SMELL LIKE POO"

Secret person

"..."

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Your line: ARE YOU CRAZY!?

Character Voice Tag

thank you for tagging me @honeybewrites <3

rules: rewrite the line of dialogue from the person who tagged you into the voice of your OC! pass on the tag with a new line of dialogue.

my line: “don’t touch my juice box.”

Your Average Fangirl OCs:

Maeve:

“Oh my god, did you touch my juice box? Please tell me you didn’t drink out of it!”

Jace:

“Did you… move my juice box?”

tagging: @illarian-rambling @wyked-ao3 @leahnardo-da-veggie @drchenquill @kaylinalexanderbooks + an open tag if you’d like to join :)

your line: “oh my god, tell me i didn’t just see what i think i did!”

YOU BETTER NOT AND THAT GOES FOR ALL OF YALL

I'd care if the person I reblogged this from committed suicide.

Reblog this from anybody. literally. ANYBODY. even if you dont like them or even know them that well. YOU COULD SAVE THEIR LIFE.

THANK YOU

OKAY TIME FOR SOME REAL CONTROVERSY

Iced milk?

(the only answer is yes)

@prettiest-boy-around

BOO STRAWBERRY MILK

BOO

BOO

BOOOOOOOO

You are a man who has known no joy in his life

I GOT THREE LOOKS AND THATS IT

A HOMELESS MAN (ideas coming faster than I can write them down, causing me to forget the one masterpiece my mind has ever created.)

A TWELVE YEAR OLD BOY (imposter syndrom)

AND A HOOKER (daydreaming scenes instead of writing them down)