Smitford Plot Terms: Phase 4: Fighting for Love – Dark Night – Crisis – Dark Night of the Soul
Phase 4: Fighting for Love – Dark Night – Crisis – Dark Night of the Soul – The main character hits bottom, and wallows in hopelessness. The Why hast thou forsaken me, Lord? moment. Mourning the loss of what has “died” – the dream, the goal, the mentor character, the love of your life, etc. But, you must fall completely before you can pick yourself back up and try again.
Act 3
Sequence 16
| Phase 4: Fighting for Love | — | — |
| Dark Night | Crisis | Dark Night of the Soul – The main character hits bottom, and wallows in hopelessness. The Why hast thou forsaken me, Lord? moment. Mourning the loss of what has “died” – the dream, the goal, the mentor character, the love of your life, etc. But, you must fall completely before you can pick yourself back up and try again. |
QUOTE
Climax begins. 88% mark. Page 176. Chapter 11 Page 181
This Turning Point forces the protagonist and the antagonist to finally face each other.
(KM Weiland, https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/novel-writing-checklist/)
NOTE
QUESTIONS
SOURCES
Source: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WZFvVGLd2adoWR-WOkzUvC3Pk80oxArhxd1-1Vw09CQ/edit
Romancing the Beat
http://gwenhayes.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/RtB_worksheet.pdf
Jami Gold Romance Beat Sheet
https://jamigold.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Romance-Beat-Sheet1.jpg
Save the Cat
https://timstout.wordpress.com/story-structure/blake-snyders-beat-sheet/
Smitford: 11/30/2021 / Update: 11/30/2021