Into The Woods: How Stories Work and Why We Tell Them
This is a good example of how the hero/ine is often pursuing the wrong goal, and has to give up on what s/he thought she wanted in order to get what she truly needs. If you put that moment at the Act Two Climax, it plays as a TWIST, which is always a great thing in storytelling.
Alexandra Sokoloff • Writing Love: Screenwriting Tricks for Authors II: Story Structure for Pantsers and Plotters (Screenwriting Tricks For Authors (and Screenwriters!) Book 2)
· A defined protagonist · A powerful antagonist · A sense of the setting, conflict, and stakes · A sense of how the action will play out
Alexandra Sokoloff • Screenwriting Tricks for Authors (and Screenwriters!): STEALING HOLLYWOOD: Story Structure Secrets for Writing Your BEST Book
The goal, as always, is conflict and contrast.
Daniel Calvisi • Story Maps: TV Drama: The Structure of the One-Hour Television Pilot
You create the arc of a story through the change that your story ultimately describes. Starting in one place and landing in another. Think of it like air travel. An airplane takes off, flies through the sky, and lands in a new place. Your story must do the same. The easiest, most effective way of doing this is by ensuring that the beginning and the
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