This summer I took a brief hiatus from writing and this awesome post from The Wordy Rose sums it up right as rain during a Texas drought. Long story short (as Ben’s quote below would suggest) I wasn’t writing, I was doing. My absence for the months of June and July was due to summer … Continue reading
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8 simple formula plot templates
Originally posted on The Wise Sloth:
ACTION STORY TEMPLATE ACT 1 SEGMENT 1 The story begins by introducing the protagonist in a way that reveals his defining characteristics, strengths, weaknesses, life circumstances, motives, and goals. SEGMENT 1 also establishes the setting and tone. SEGMENT 2 Something happens to the protagonist that is out of the…