Most novice writers give up when they get to the middle. They just don't know what to do. It bores them with all the tedium of the journey. Nothing much happens. Maybe. Or maybe not. Like in the beginning, each chapter, each page, each paragraph has to lead the reader to the next. Unlike the …
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It sounds funny to say this, but the beginning needs to be in the beginning. By that, I mean the story starts either when things deviate from the normal, or just before. Personally, I like to find the deviation moment and take two steps back from that. This puts the deviation moment roughly right at …
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We're talking writing here, but the terminology is based on movies. An act is actually what's written between the beats. A group of scenes that make up the story. Like beats, the number of acts is pretty much determined by genre. Romance, for example, has a basic 3 acts: Boy meets girl, boy loses girl, …
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Back in the day, there was no such thing as 'Beats'. This is a name that has come to us from the script writing industry. They come with all kinds of names that change according to who you're reading. Nothing wrong with it, but it's a bit confusing until you realize what they are: plot …
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