Smitford Plot Terms: Wake Up – Act Three: Climax – Break Into Three
Wake Up – Act Three: Climax – Break Into Three (Choosing Act Three) – Thanks to a fresh idea, new inspiration, or last-minute Thematic advice from the B Story (usually the love interest), the main character chooses to try again.
Act
Sequence
| Wake Up | Act Three Climax | Break Into Three (Choosing Act Three) – Thanks to a fresh idea, new inspiration, or last-minute Thematic advice from the B Story (usually the love interest), the main character chooses to try again. |
QUOTE
Confrontation. 88% to 98%. Page 176-196
Duel to the death. Literal or metaphorical. What occurs here in Shores protagonist and antagonist cannot both walk away.
(KM Weiland, https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/novel-writing-checklist/)
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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