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Smitford Plot Terms: Act Sequence QUOTE NOTE QUESTIONS SOURCES Source: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WZFvVGLd2adoWR-WOkzUvC3Pk80oxArhxd1-1Vw09CQ/editRomancing the Beathttp://gwenhayes.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/RtB_worksheet.pdfJami Gold Romance Beat Sheethttps://jamigold.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Romance-Beat-Sheet1.jpgSave the Cathttps://timstout.wordpress.com/story-structure/blake-snyders-beat-sheet/ Smitford: 11/30/2021 / Update: 11/30/2021

Smitford Plot Terms: Epilogue – Final Image & Resolution – Final Image Act Sequence Epilogue Final Image & Resolution Final Image QUOTE NOTE QUESTIONS SOURCES Source: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WZFvVGLd2adoWR-WOkzUvC3Pk80oxArhxd1-1Vw09CQ/editRomancing the Beathttp://gwenhayes.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/RtB_worksheet.pdfJami Gold Romance Beat Sheethttps://jamigold.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Romance-Beat-Sheet1.jpgSave the Cathttps://timstout.wordpress.com/story-structure/blake-snyders-beat-sheet/ Smitford: 11/30/2021 / Update: 11/30/2021

Smitford Plot Terms: What Whole Hearted Looks Like – Final Image & Resolution – Final Image – opposite of Opening Image, proving, visually, that a change has occurred within the character. Act Sequence What Whole Hearted Looks Like Final Image … Continue reading →

Smitford Plot Terms: Grand Gesture – Climax – Act Three: Finale – This time around, the main character incorporates the Theme – the nugget of truth that now makes sense to them – into their fight for the goal because … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →

Smitford Plot Terms: Break Up – Crisis – All is Lost Act 2Sequence 15 Break Up Crisis All is Lost QUOTE NOTE QUESTIONS SOURCES Source: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WZFvVGLd2adoWR-WOkzUvC3Pk80oxArhxd1-1Vw09CQ/editRomancing the Beathttp://gwenhayes.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/RtB_worksheet.pdfJami Gold Romance Beat Sheethttps://jamigold.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Romance-Beat-Sheet1.jpgSave the Cathttps://timstout.wordpress.com/story-structure/blake-snyders-beat-sheet/ Smitford: 11/30/2021 / Update: 11/30/2021

Smitford Plot Terms: Shields Up – Crisis – All is Lost Act 2Sequence 11 Shields Up Crisis All is Lost QUOTE Recovery. 75% to 88%. Page 150-176.Protagonist reels as he questions his choices, his commitment to his goal, and his … Continue reading →

Smitford Plot Terms: Retreat Beat – Crisis – All Is Lost – The opposite moment from the Midpoint: “awful”/“great”. The moment that the main character realizes they’ve lost everything they gained, or everything they now have has no meaning. The … Continue reading →

Smitford Plot Terms: Deepening Doubt – Crisis – Bad Guys Close In Act 2Sequence 12 Deepening Doubt Crisis Bad Guys Close In QUOTE Renewed push. 62% to 75%. Page 124-150. Chapter 9 Page 145Protagonist renews attack upon the antagonist he … Continue reading →