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Act III: The New Plan

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Alexandra Sokoloff
Aug 19, 2023
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Here, very simply, are the broad strokes of Act III of a book or script:

At the end of Act II: Part 2 (about p. 300 in a 400-page book, about 90 minutes in to a 2 hour movie) everything crashes in an All is Lost Moment, or Black Moment, or Visit to Death.

And then, out of that complete despair comes a Revelation, Clue or Twist for the Hero/ine

That leads t…

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